ISO 639-3 · luslus
Sino-Tibetan family
Mizo
mizo
Mizo is a language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. Wikidata counts about 500,000 speakers (1997). Wikidata describes it as “Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India and Myanmar”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lus- Glottocode
lush1249- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 50 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mizo · mizo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lushai, Mizo language, lus |
| All speakers | 500,000 (1997) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Mizo
The branches above Mizo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
289Sino-TibetanfamilylusMizolanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Bangladesh
panPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafebenBanglaIndo-European · 106 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationctgChittagonianIndo-European · 13 m3 · Wider CommunicationsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationoakNoakhaliIndo-European · 7 mkruKurukhDravidian · 2 m5 · DevelopingrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorousgrtGaroSino-Tibetan · 1 m2 · Provincial