Home›Sino-Tibetan Languages›Script UsedBrowse ByScript UsedScript used links a language to the writing system it is set down in. Spanish is written in the Latin script, of which Wikipedia notes "this set of letters is the basis of the Latin script, the most widely used writing system in the world." This dimension groups languages that share the same everyday writing system.FactsScript UsedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested1400 1Script UsedFilter Results5 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllMin Chinese (1)Sinitic (1)Sino-Tibetan (5)RegionAllAsia (5)East Asia (1)Southeast Asia (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)No Official Status (1)Official Language (4)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (1)Living (5)Language KindAllExtinct (1)Safe (5)TonalAllTonal (3)Word OrderAllSOV (3)SVO (2)Period Start YearAll-450 (1)1001 (1)1955 (2)Descends FromAllBeijing Mandarin (2)Jianghuai Mandarin (2)Northeastern Mandarin (2)Southwestern Mandarin (2)Taiwanese Mandarin (2)In UnicodeAllEncoded (5)In Use Since (Year)All1250 BCE (1)620 (1)1035 (1)1269 (1)1918 (1)Number of CharactersAll37 (1)41 (1)Script TypeAllAbugida (2)Alphabet (1)Logographic (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBopomofoScript Used1 entryBurmese ScriptScript Used1 entryHan ScriptScript Used6 entries'Phags-pa ScriptScript Used1 entryTibetan ScriptScript Used1 entrySources1. 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.