Macanese language
Macanese (ISO 639-3 code mzs) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in China. It has about 50 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | mzs |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | maca1262 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | China |
| Speakers (estimate) | 50 |
| Endangerment | Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
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- Hindi610,000,000 speakers
- Spanish560,000,000 speakers
- French310,000,000 speakers
- Bengali273,000,000 speakers
- Portuguese264,000,000 speakers
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- German135,000,000 speakers
More about Macanese
- 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.