Home›Sino-Tibetan Languages›Region›AsiaBrowse ByAsiaRegion names the place where a language first took shape. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain," long before it spread across the Americas. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own home-grown languages.FactsAsiaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested1400 1AsiaFilter Results8 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllMin Chinese (1)Sinitic (3)Sino-Tibetan (6)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (3)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (3)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)No Official Status (1)Official Language (2)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (1)Living (7)Script UsedAllBopomofo (1)Burmese Script (1)Han Script (6)Tibetan Script (1)Language KindAllExtinct (1)Safe (7)TonalAllTonal (6)Word OrderAllSOV (2)SVO (3)Period Start YearAll-450 (1)1001 (1)1955 (1)Descends FromAllBeijing Mandarin (1)Jianghuai Mandarin (1)Northeastern Mandarin (1)Southwestern Mandarin (1)Taiwanese Mandarin (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8BurmeseAsiaClassical ChineseAsiaHakka ChineseAsiaMandarin ChineseAsiaSouthern MinAsiaTibetanAsiaWu ChineseAsiaYue ChineseAsiaSources1. 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.