ISO 639-3 · ahkahk
Sino-Tibetan family
Akha
Akha is a language of the Loloish branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Myanmar, China, Laos and Thailand and 1 more country. Wikidata counts about 600,000 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “language of the Akha people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ahk- Glottocode
akha1245- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
5countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Akha |
|---|---|
| Also called | Akha language |
| All speakers | 600,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Akha
The branches above Akha, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Myanmar
thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · NationalmyaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationkswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan · 4 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · ProvincialkacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider Communication