West Yugur language
West Yugur (ISO 639-3 code ybe) is a language of the Turkic family spoken in China. It has about 4,600 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | ybe |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | west2402 |
| Family | Turkic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | China |
| Speakers (estimate) | 4,600 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Turkic languages, nearest first.
- Kazakh15,000,000 speakers
- Tuvinian242,754 speakers
- Salar95,000 speakers
- Southern Altai20,000 speakers
- Ainu (China)12,000 speakers
- Khakas6,000 speakers
- Ili Turki
- Turkish90,000,000 speakers
- Bashkir1,200,000 speakers
- Yakut456,288 speakers
- Balkan Gagauz Turkish331,000 speakers
- Gagauz200,000 speakers
More about West Yugur
- 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.