ISO 639-3 · sjosjo
Tungusic family
Xibe
ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ
Xibe is a language of the Jurchenic branch (Tungusic), spoken in China. Wikidata counts about 30,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Tungusic language spoken by members of the Xibe ethnic group in Xinjiang, China”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sjo- Glottocode
xibe1242- Family
- Tungusic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 30 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Xibe · ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sibo language, Sibe language, Xibo language, Xibe language, sjo |
| All speakers | 30,000 |
| Written in | Sibe alphabet |
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: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tungusic to Xibe
The branches above Xibe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
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