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Mongolic-Khitan languages

Mongolic-Khitan is a language family with 9 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in Eurasia. The largest by number of speakers are Kalmyk, Mongolia Buriat, and Dongxiang. 9 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
KalmykChina, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia323,857Vulnerable
Mongolia BuriatChina, Mongolia, Russia300,000Vulnerable
DongxiangChina200,000Vulnerable
DaurChina, Kazakhstan, Mongolia50,000Endangered
Russia BuriatMongolia, Russia50,000Endangered
BonanChina4,000Threatened
East YugurChina4,000Vulnerable
KangjiaChina377Severely Endangered
MogholiAfghanistanDormant

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.