List of endangered languages in China

An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct": Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered

Languages

+ChinaLanguageStatusCommentsISO 639-3Adi languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: IndiaadiAluo languageDefinitely endangered ynaAmis languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. amiAmok languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Laos, Burma, ThailandmqtAnung languageCritically endangered nunAqaw Gelao languageCritically endangered gioAyizi languageCritically endangered yyzBaheng languageVulnerable phaBaima languageVulnerable bqhBokar languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: IndiaadiBola languageDefinitely endangered bxdBonan languageDefinitely endangered pehBori languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiaadiBunun languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. bnnBuryat languageDefinitely endangered(Manchuria). Also spoken in: Mongoliabxm, bxr, bxuBuyang languageSeverely endangered yzg, yha, yinChesu languageDefinitely endangered ychChintaw languageCritically endangered xiaChoyi languageDefinitely endangered qvyCosung languageDefinitely endangered lkcDagur languageCritically endangered(Amur). dtaErsu languageDefinitely endangered ersEvenki languageSeverely endangered(Northeast China). Also spoken in: Russia tuw-sol, orhFuyu Kyrgyz languageCritically endangered(Northeast China). Belong to Siberian Turkic Gangou languageSeverely endangered  Gazhuo languageDefinitely endangered kafGreen Gelao languageCritically endangered giqGuichong languageVulnerable gqiHlersu languageVulnerable hleHu languageDefinitely endangered huoHuzhu Monguor languageSeverely endangered mjgIdu languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiaclkIli Turki languageCritically endangered iliJinuo languageDefinitely endangered jiy, jiuJiongnai Bunu languageDefinitely endangered pnuJone languageDefinitely endangered cdaKanakanavu languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. xnbKangjia languageSeverely endangered kxsKathu languageDefinitely endangered yktKavalan languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. ckvKhamba languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiakbgKhamnigan Mongol languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Mongolia, Russia Khmin languageVulnerable bgkKilen languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: RussiagldLadakhi languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Indiacan, lbj, tkkLaemae languageSeverely endangered  Lai languageDefinitely endangered plyLaji languageCritically endangered lbtLajia languageDefinitely endangered lbcLalo languageVulnerable yik, ywt, yit, ywlLamu languageCritically endangered llhLaomian languageDefinitely endangered lwmLopnor UighurCritically endangeredAlso known as Lopluk. uigMak languageDefinitely endangered mkgManchu languageCritically endangered(Amur). mncManchu languageCritically endangered(Nonni). mncManchurian Kirghiz languageCritically endangered  Manchurian Ölöt languageSeverely endangered  Mang languageDefinitely endangered zngMaonan languageVulnerable mmdMiju languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: IndiamxjMinhe Monguor languageDefinitely endangered mjgMiqie languageDefinitely endangered yiqMo'ang languageDefinitely endangered  Mok languageDefinitely endangered tlqMotuo Menba languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiatsjMra languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: India Muda languageVulnerable ymdMuji languageDefinitely endangered ymx, ymq, ymc, ymi, ymzMulam languageVulnerable mlmMulao languageSeverely endangered  Muya languageVulnerable mvmNa languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: India Naluo languageVulnerable yloNamuyi languageVulnerable nmyNanay languageSeverely endangeredAlso spoken in: RussiagldNataoran languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. aisNorthern Tujia languageSeverely endangered tjiNumao Bunu languageDefinitely endangered bwxOrdos languageDefinitely endangered drh, khk, mvfOyrat languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Kyrgyzstan, MongoliaxalPaiwan languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. pwnPakan languageDefinitely endangered bbhPatua languageCritically endangered mzsPhula languageVulnerable ypa, ypg, ypo, yip, ypn, yhl, ypb, phh, ypm, ypp, yph, ypzPupeo languageDefinitely endangered laqPyuma languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. pyuRao languageDefinitely endangered tctRed Gelao languageCritically endangered girRukai languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. druSaaroa languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. sxrSaisiyat languageSeverely endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. xsySalar languageVulnerable slrSamatao languageCritically endangered ysdSamatu languageCritically endangered  Samei languageSeverely endangered smhSangkong languageVulnerable sgkSanta languageVulnerable sceSanyi languageSeverely endangered ysySarikoli languageDefinitely endangered srhSaryg Yugur languageSeverely endangered ybeShe languageCritically endangered shxSherpa languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: India, NepalxsrShingsaba languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: NepallhmShira Yugur languageSeverely endangered yuyShixing languageDefinitely endangered sxgSibe languageSeverely endangered sjoSinkiang Dagur languageDefinitely endangered dtaSolon languageDefinitely endangered evn, orhSouthern Tujia languageSeverely endangered tjsSulung languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiasuvTalu languageVulnerable ytaTanglang languageVulnerable ytlTangwang languageDefinitely endangered  Taroko languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. trvTaruang languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: India, BurmamhuTawang languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Bhutan, IndiatwmTayal languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. tayThao languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. ssfTinan languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndialbfTshangla languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Bhutan, IndiatsjTsou languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. tsyTuvan languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Mongolia, RussiatyvU languageDefinitely endangered uuuUtsat languageDefinitely endangered huqWakhi languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Pakistan, Tajikistan, AfghanistanwblWaxiang languageVulnerable wxaWhite Gelao languageSeverely endangered giwWunai Bunu languageDefinitely endangered bwnWuse languageVulnerable eeeWutun languageDefinitely endangered wuhYami languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Taiwan. Formosan languages. taoYerong languageSeverely endangered yrnYounuo Bunu languageDefinitely endangered buhZaiwa languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: IndiazkrZaozou languageVulnerable zalZhaba languageVulnerable zhb

See also Lists of endangered languages Red Book of Endangered Languages Affirmative action in China List of endangered languages in Russia

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