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ISO 639-3 · llhllh
Sino-Tibetan family

Lamu

Lamu is a language of the Lisoish branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in China.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
llh
Glottocode
lamu1257
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameLamu
Also calledLamu language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Sino-Tibetan to Lamu

The branches above Lamu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

289Sino-Tibetanfamily115Tibeto-Burmanbranch82Burmo-Qiangicbranch69Lolo-Burmesebranch58Loloishbranch9LisoishbranchllhLamulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

China247 languages in the index

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