ISO 639-3 · txgtxg
Sino-Tibetan family · extinct or historical language
Tangut
𗼇𗟲
Tangut is an extinct or historical language of the Qiangic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in China. Wikidata describes it as “main language of the Tangut ethnic people in Xi Xia (Western Xia) dynasty, now extinct”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
txg- Glottocode
tang1334- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Wikipedia
- 27 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Tangut · 𗼇𗟲 |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tangut language |
| Written in | Tangut script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Tangut yet.
family tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Tangut
The branches above Tangut, 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