Thread:Support/Request the addition of cjy language/reply (2)

Chinese is not just one language, but a language family, like Germanic languages and Romance languages. No one would call English as English Germanic, and no one would call French (Spanish, Italian, etc.) as French Romance (Spanish Romance, Italian Romance, etc.) or French Latin (...). Similarly, it's not fair to call any living language in Chinese family other than Mandarin Chinese as Xyz Chinese. For a long time, the people from each local area had not yet found themselves as an independent ethnic group, and when outsider linguisticians found the languages they just called them Xyz Chinese.

Jinnish is not just a "dialect" of Mandarin Chinese. It is a separate language. "Dutch" was no more than a dialect of "Deutsch" centuries ago. But the people defined themselves. It's time to have a real name for our local language. Our community devoted to preserving and developing the culture and language of Jinland has reached a consensus to call the language Jinnish in English.