Your Chinese is so good, you can quote proverbs.

We see it in the constant appearance of slang and jargon, of the historical change in languages, in divergence of dialects and the formation of new languages.

So I'm going to translate this into language that you can understand.

Despite different languages and cultures, everyone still became friends.

I can understand most of what they say, but I don't understand the slang they use (in their speech).

Sixty one groups had been identified as indigenous nationalities on the basis of, inter alia, mother tongue, traditional rights and customs.

The children forgot or never learned their own languages and customs, or their linguistic skills in their own languages stayed at a very low level.

Reporter Could you explain, in layman's terms, how significant a breakthrough this is please?

The Committee welcomes the fact that social organization, customs, languages, creeds and traditions are recognized to indigenous communities in the Constitution of 1988.

having a professional knowledge and familiarity with local language, laws and customs

Now, I'm going to move now from this kind of the sublime in the traditional sense of the word, that is to say, awe inspiring, terrifying to the somewhat more mundane.

The phrase first born son is so deeply ingrained in our consciousness that this statistic alone shocked me.

4.2 States shall take measures to create favourable conditions to enable persons belonging to minorities to express their characteristics and to develop their culture, language, religion, traditions and customs, except where specific practices are in violation of national law and contrary to international standards

The Committee also recommends to the State party that it take the necessary measures to create favourable conditions that will enable persons belonging to minorities to develop their culture, language, religion, traditions and customs, and to learn or to have instruction in their mother tongue.

Who corrupt the land and do not reform it.

Who corrupt the land and do not reform it.

Those who spread turmoil in the earth, and do no reform.

Those who spread turmoil in the earth, and do no reform.

who do corruption in the earth, and set not things aright.'

who do corruption in the earth, and set not things aright.'

Who work corruption in the land and rectify not.

Who work corruption in the land and rectify not.

Who make mischief in the land, and reform not.

Who make mischief in the land, and reform not.

Who spread turmoil on earth, and do not reform.

Who spread turmoil on earth, and do not reform.

and spread mischief in the land rather than set things right.

and spread mischief in the land rather than set things right.

Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.

Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.

who cause corruption in the land and do not bring about reform.

who cause corruption in the land and do not bring about reform.

who corrupt in the earth, and do not reform'

who corrupt in the earth, and do not reform'

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend.

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend.

who spread evil in the land with no reform.

who spread evil in the land with no reform.

Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.

Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.

those who spread corruption in the land instead of putting things right.

those who spread corruption in the land instead of putting things right.

Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways).

Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways).

Law is a human institution responsibility is a human institution.