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TAIWAN.
Last seen on: Thomas Joseph – King Feature Syndicate Crossword – Jan 21 2023
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Taiwanese Mandarin, Guoyu (Chinese: 國語; pinyin: Guóyǔ; lit. ‘National Language’) or Huayu (華語; Huáyǔ; ‘Mandarin Language’) refers to Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also speak a variety of Min Chinese known as Taiwanese Hokkien, commonly called Minnanyu (閩南語; Mǐnnányǔ), Southern Min, or just Hokkien.[note 1] This language has had significant influence on Mandarin as spoken on the island.
Guoyu is not the indigenous language of Taiwan. Chinese settlers came to Taiwan in the 16th century, but spoke other Chinese languages, primarily Southern Min, and Taiwanese indigenous peoples speak unrelated Austronesian languages. Japan annexed Taiwan in 1895 and governed the island as a colony for the next 50 years, during which time Japanese was introduced and taught in schools, while non-Mandarin languages were spoken at home. With the defeat of Imperial Japan in World War II, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China under the Kuomintang (KMT), which by 1950 had been pushed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) out of the mainland. The KMT promulgated Standard Mandarin as the national language while suppressing non-Mandarin languages in the public sphere in Taiwan. At the same time, in the People’s Republic of China on the mainland, Putonghua (simplified Chinese: 普通话; traditional Chinese: 普通話; pinyin: Pǔtōnghuà; lit. ‘common speech’) was likewise promoted as the national language.[note 2]