Sherpa language
Sherpa (ISO 639-3 code xsr) is a language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in China, India, and Nepal. It has about 15,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | xsr |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | sher1255 |
| Family | Sino-Tibetan |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | China, India, Nepal |
| Speakers (estimate) | 15,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Sino-Tibetan languages, nearest first.
- Mandarin Chinese1,100,000,000 speakers
- Tibetan6,000,000 speakers
- Garo700,000 speakers
- Mising551,224 speakers
- Bantawa371,056 speakers
- Gurung325,000 speakers
- Limbu300,000 speakers
- Xishanba Lalo300,000 speakers
- Balti270,000 speakers
- Kaduo200,000 speakers
- Lotha Naga170,001 speakers
- Dzongkha170,000 speakers
More about Sherpa
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.