Sino-Tibetan Languages - Peoples and Languages

Peoples and Languages

The most numerous of the Sino-Tibetan-speaking peoples are the Han Chinese numbering 1.3 billion people. The Hui (10 million) also speak Chinese, but are ethnically distinct. The more numerous of the Tibeto-Burman-speaking peoples are the Burmese (42 million), Yi (Lolo) (7 million), Tibetans (6 million), Karen (5 million), Bhutanese (1.5 million), Manipuris (1.5 million), Naga (1.2 million), Tamang (1.1 million), Chin (1.1 million), Newar (1 million), Bodo (1.5 million), Kachin (1 million). The Hui people live predominantly in the Ningxia autonomous region of China. The Burmese and Bhutanese peoples mostly live in Burma (Myanmar) and Bhutan. Rakhine, Kachin, Karen, Red Karen, and Chin peoples live in Rakhine, Kachin, Kayin, Kayah, and Chin states of Burma. Tibetans live in the Tibet autonomous region, Qinghai, Western Sichuan, Gansu and Northern Yunnan provinces in China and in Ladakh in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India, while Manipuris, Mizo, Naga, Tripuri, Idu Mishmis, and Garo live in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya states of India. Bodo and Karbi live in Assam (India), while Adi, Nishi, Apa Tani and Galo, calling themselves sons and descendants of Abotani, live in Arunachal Pradesh (India).

The evidence for membership in Sino-Tibetan of several of the groups spoken in Arunachal Pradesh has been questioned, see Tibeto-Burman languages#Other languages.

• Chinese speaking peoples:
  • Han Chinese (people, language)
    • Yue or Cantonese (people, language)
    • Xiang or Hunanese (people, language)
    • Hakka or Kejia (people, language)
    • Gan or Jiangxi (people, language)
    • Min (people, language)
      • Min Nan or Southern Min
        • Hoklo or Hokkien (people, language)
        • Hainan (people, language)
        • Teochew or Chaozhou (people, language)
      • Min Dong or Eastern Min
        • Fuzhou (Foochow) or Hockchew (people, language)
      • Min Bei or Northern Min
      • Min Zhong or Central Min
      • Puxian (Putian) or Hinghua (Xinghua) (people, language)
    • Wu (people, language)
      • Shanghainese (people, language)
      • Ningbo (people, language)
      • Wenzhou (people, language)
    • Tanka (people, no specific language)
      • Ngái (people, no specific language)
      • Fuzhou Tanka or Kuóh-dà̤
  • Hui (people, no specific language)
    • Dungan (people, language)
  • San Diu (people, language is archaic Cantonese)
• Tibeto-Burman speaking peoples:
  • Lolo–Burmese languages
    • Burmish languages
      • Bamar or Burman (people, language)
        • Rakhine or Arakanese (people, language)
      • Achang (Ngac'ang, Maingtha) (people, language)
      • Atsi or Zaiwa (language)
      • Lashi (language)
    • Loloish languages
      • Yi (people, language)
      • Lisu (people, language)
      • Hani (people, language)
      • Akha (people, language)
      • Lahu (people, language)
      • Jino (people, language)
      • Phunoi or Cong (Cống, Côông, Khong) (people, language)
    • Naxi (Nakhi) (people, language)
      • Mosuo (people, language is a dialect of Naxi)
  • Bodish languages
    • Tibetan (people, language)
    • Monpa (people, language)
    • Sherpa (people, language)
    • Tamang (people, language)
    • Gurung (people, language)
    • Ngalop or Bhutanese (people, language)
  • Bodo–Koch languages
    • Bodo–Garo languages
      • Bodo (people, language)
        • Tripuri (people, language)
      • Garo (people, language)
  • Tani (languages)
    • Adi (people, language)
    • Nyishi (people, language)
    • Apatani, Apa Tani or Tanii (people, language)
  • Karen (people, languages)
    • Red Karen, Karenni or Kayah (people, languages)
    • Pwo Karen (people, languages)
    • Sgaw (S'gaw) or Paganyaw (people, language)
    • Pa-Oh (Pa-O, Pa'o), Taungthu or Black Karen (people, language)
  • Kirat or Kirant (people, language)
    • Yakthung or Limbu (people, language)
  • Newar (people, language)
  • Kachin–Luic or Kachinic languages
    • Jingpo (Jingpho) or Kachin (people, language)
    • Sak (languages)
  • Meitei or Manipuri (people, language)
  • Naga (people, no common language)
    • Angami–Pochuri languages
      • Angami languages (no article)
        • Angami (people, Angami language)
        • Mao or Sopvoma (people, Mao language)
      • Pochuri languages (no article)
    • Zeme languages
    • Ao (people, languages)
      • Lotha (Lhota) (language)
      • Mongsen Ao (language)
    • Poumai (people, language)
  • Kukish languages
    • Chin (people)
    • Mizo (people, language)
  • Karbi (people, language)
  • Magar (people, language)
  • Qiangic languages (Kiangic) or Dzorgai
    • Qiang (people, northern language, southern language)
    • Pumi (people, language)
    • Tangut (extinct) (people, language)
    • Rgyalrongic languages
  • Mishmi or Deng (people, northern languages, southern languages)
    • Idu Mishmi or Yidu Lhoba (people, language)
  • Lhoba (not a single ethnic group)
  • Nungish languages
    • Derung (Drung, Dulong) (people, language)
    • Nung (people, language)
  • Tujia (people, language)
  • Kho-Bwa languages
• Bai (Baip) (people, language)