Home›Sino-Tibetan Languages›Language Kind›SafeBrowse BySafeLanguage kind sorts languages by how vital they are, on a scale from Safe through Vulnerable, Definitely Endangered, Severely Endangered and Critically Endangered to Extinct. This dimension groups languages that share the same vitality status, so a reader can see which languages are still passed to children and which have lost their last speakers.FactsSafeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested1400 1SafeFilter Results7 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllMin Chinese (1)Sinitic (2)Sino-Tibetan (6)RegionAllChina, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia (1)Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau (1)Tibet Autonomous Region, U-Tsang (China) (1)StatusAllLiving (7)Speaker Count BandAll1200000.000000 (1)32900000.000000 (1)34000000.000000 (1)44000000.000000 (1)83000000.000000 (1)86000000.000000 (1)941000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllBopomofo (1)Burmese Script (1)Han Script (5)Tibetan Script (1)Period Start YearAll1001 (1)1955 (1)Descends FromAllBeijing Mandarin (1)Jianghuai Mandarin (1)Northeastern Mandarin (1)Southwestern Mandarin (1)Taiwanese Mandarin (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7BurmeseSafeHakka ChineseSafeMandarin ChineseSafeSouthern MinSafeTibetanSafeWu ChineseSafeYue ChineseSafeSources1. Wikipedia: Sino-Tibetan Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first paragraphQuote, Lead section, first paragraphAround 1.4 billion people speak a Sino-Tibetan language.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.