Min - Languages

Languages

  • Min Chinese, a category of spoken Chinese
  • Min Nan, a Chinese languages of Fujian
  • Minangkabau language, ISO 639-2 code min, an Austronesian language, spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra

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