ISO 639-3 · qvyqvy
Sino-Tibetan family
Choyo
Choyo is a language of the Qiangic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in China. Wikidata describes it as “language spoken by some minorities in Tibet”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
qvy- Glottocode
quey1238- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Choyo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Queyu |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Choyo
The branches above Choyo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
zhoChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.30 bncmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mporPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafewuuWu ChineseSino-Tibetan · 80.7 m5 · DevelopingvieVietnameseAustroasiatic · 76 m1 · NationalkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalyueYue ChineseSino-Tibetan · 62.2 m2 · ProvincialnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · Vigorous