Home›Sino-Tibetan Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.FactsLivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested1400 1LivingFilter Results7 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllSino-Tibetan (5)RegionAllChina, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia (1)Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau (1)Tibet Autonomous Region, U-Tsang (China) (1)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 YearAll1955 (1)Descends FromAllBeijing Mandarin (1)Southwestern Mandarin (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)Official Language (2)BrowseCompareSelect all 7BurmeseLivingHakka ChineseLivingMandarin ChineseLivingSouthern MinLivingTibetanLivingWu ChineseLivingYue ChineseLivingSources1. 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.