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ISO 639-3 · ochoch
Sino-Tibetan family · extinct or historical language
Old Chinese
Old Chinese is an extinct or historical language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in China. Wikidata describes it as “oldest attested stage of Chinese”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
och- Glottocode
oldc1244- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Wikipedia
- 31 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Old Chinese |
|---|---|
| Also called | Archaic Chinese |
| Written in | Chinese characters |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Old Chinese yet.
family tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Old Chinese
The branches above Old Chinese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
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