ISO 639-3 · sxgsxg
Sino-Tibetan family
Shixing
Shixing is a language of the Naic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in China. Wikidata describes it as “Qiangic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sxg- Glottocode
shix1238- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Shixing |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shixing language, Shuhi, Xumi |
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 Shixing
The branches above Shixing, 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