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Mandarijns
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Dutch
Etymology
From nl Mandarijn s.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌmɑn.daːˈrɛi̯ns/
nl Man da rijns
Adjective
Mandarin
nl Ze spreekt vijf talen, vloeiend Nederlands, Frans en Engels, maar ook Portugees en Mandarijns Chinees. She speaks five languages, fluent Dutch, French and English, but also Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese.
Declension
Proper noun
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nl non-standard the Mandarin language
nl Mandarijn<qq:standard form>
Usage notes
The usage as a noun is in analogy with the names of other languages, which in Dutch are almost always suffixed with nl -s. For a parallel non-standard form, see nl Latijns.