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ISO 639-3 · wuuwuu
Sino-Tibetan family
Wu Chinese
吴语
Wu Chinese is a language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in China. Wikidata counts 81.4 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Sinitic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wuu- Glottocode
wuch1236- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- 30.00, 120.00
- Wikipedia
- 83 language editions
81.4 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wu Chinese · 吴语 |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wu language, wuu, Nguyoeh language, Nguyoeq language, Ngu language |
| L1 speakers | 81,400,000 (2019) |
| All speakers | 80,700,000 (2015) |
| Written in | Chinese characters |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Wu Chinese
The branches above Wu Chinese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
289Sino-TibetanfamilywuuWu Chineselanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in China
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