This page compares Mongolic languages and their conservation status.

Comparison

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Merged of Mongolic peoples, Mongolic languages and List of Mongolic languages:

Languages[1][2] Peoples
BranchNameStatusTotal Speak.Scr.WikiPage count639-1/3National-state EthnonymPop.Religion
DagurDagurDefinitely endangered96,100LatnN/aN/adtaMorin Dawa A.B. ( China)Daur131,992Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism
ShirongolicBonanDefinitely endangered6,000LatnN/aN/apehJishishan A.C. ( China)Bonan20,074Sunni Islam, Tibetan Buddhism
Santa (Dongxiang)Vulnerable200,000LatnN/aN/asceDongxiang A.C., Jishishan A.C. ( China)Dongxiangs621,500Sunni Islam
KangjiaSeverely endangered1,000LatnN/aN/akxsSignificant population in Tongren, Qinghai,  ChinaKangjia2,000Islam
Monguor (Tu)Definitely endangered152,000LatnN/aN/amjgDatong A.C., Huzhu A.C., Minhe A.C. ( China)Monguor289,565Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam, Shamanism
SouthernEastern YugurSeverely endangered4,000LatnN/aN/ayuySunan A.C. ( China)Yugur15,000Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism
CentralBuryatDefinitely endangered65,000CyrlN/aN/abua / bxuSignificant population in  ChinaBuryats10,000Tibetan Buddhism, Orthodox Christianity, Mongolian shamanism
Definitely endangered42,500CyrlN/aN/abua / bxmSignificant population in  Mongolia45,087
Definitely endangered219,000Cyrlbxr:2,918bua / bxr Buryatia ( Russia)461,389
MongolianNormal2,666,580Cyrlmn:27,684mn / mon / khk MongoliaMongols11,000,000Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism
Southern MongolianNormal3,380,000Monginc:mvf30mn / mon / mvfInner Mongolia and others ( China)
Kalmyk OiratDefinitely endangered431,800Cyrlxal:1,575xal Kalmykia ( Russia)Kalmyks200,000Tibetan Buddhism
Khamnigan MongolDefinitely endangered2,600N/aN/aykhSignificant population in Inner MongoliaHamnigans10,000Mongolian shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism
WesternMogholCritically endangered0LatnN/aN/amhjSignificant population in  AfghanistanMoghol2,000Sunni Islam
MixedWutunDefinitely endangered2,000N/aN/awuhSignificant population in Tongren, Qinghai ( China) ChineseTibetanMongolian creolized language spoken by Monguor people
Para-MongolicKhitanHistorical0Kitl, KitsN/aN/azkt Spoken by Khitan people between 4th-13th century.
Middle Mongol0N/aN/axng Developed into Classical Mongolian by the 17th century.
Classical Mongolian0MongN/aN/acmg Developed into modern Mongolian.
Written OiratExtinct0Clear ScriptN/aN/axwo Writtern form used in 17th and 18th centuries.
Mongolic languages7.3M32,177xgn Mongolic peoples12.8M

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Mongolic
Eastern
Buryat (bua)

in China (bxu)

in Mongolia (bxm)

in Russia (bxr)

Kalmyk Oirat (xal)

Written Oirat (xwo)

Khamnigan Mongol (ykh)

Southern
Shirongolic
Baoanic

Bonan (peh)

Santa (Dongxiang) (sce)

Kangjia (kxs)

Monguor (Tu) (mjg)

Eastern Yugur (yuy)

Dagur (dta)

Moghol (mhj)

ParaMongolic

Khitan (zkt)

Wikimedia projects

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Wikipedia
EditionPage countActive users
Mongolian 27,684217
Buryat 2,91823
Kalmyk Oirat 1,57513
Total 32,177 253
Wiktionary
EditionPage countActive users
Mongolian9,60611

Conservation status

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Ethnologue classification

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Size and Vitality according to Ethnologue 24th edition:

Size Institutional Stable Endangered Extinct
Large Mongolia (Halh) Mongolian (Peripheral)
Mid-sized Kalmyk Oirat, Buryat (Russia) Daur, Buryat (Mongolia) Dongxiang, Tu, Buryat (China), Bonan
Small Wutun Kangjia, Eastern Yugur, Moghol

Glottolog classification

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AES according to Glottolog Edition 4.4:[3]

Status Language
Not endangered

Khalkha Mongolian

Threatened

Santa, Monguor, Eastern Yugur, China Buryat, Mongolia Buryat, Kalmyk Oirat, Southern Mongolian

Shifting

Daur, Bonan, Russia Buryat, Wutun

Moribund

Kangjia, Khamnigan Mongol

Nearly Extinct
Extinct Moghol, Kitan, Middle Mongol
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Mongolic languages

Wikidata

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NameSpeakersUNESCO statusEthnologue statusCountry
Daur 96,085 3 definitely endangered 7 Shifting People's Republic of China
Bonan 10,000 3 definitely endangered 6b Threatened People's Republic of China
Santa 200,000 2 vulnerable 6b Threatened People's Republic of China
Kangjia 1,000 4 severely endangered 8a Moribund People's Republic of China
Monguor 152,000 4 severely endangered, 3 definitely endangered 7 Shifting People's Republic of China
Eastern Yugur 4,000 4 severely endangered 8a Moribund People's Republic of China
China Buryat 65,000 7 Shifting People's Republic of China
Mongolia Buryat 42,500 6a Vigorous Mongolia
Russia Buryat 219,000 2 Provincial Russia
Khalkha Mongolian 2,704,030 1 National Mongolia, Russia
Southern Mongolian 6b Threatened People's Republic of China, Mongolia
Kalmyk Oirat 431,800 3 definitely endangered 2 Provincial Russia
Khamnigan Mongol 3 definitely endangered People's Republic of China, Russia, Mongolia
Moghol 200 5 critically endangered 9 Dormant Afghanistan, Iran
Wutun 4,000 3 definitely endangered 6a Vigorous People's Republic of China

Samples

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NameUDHR
Bonan
Buryat
Dagur
Eastern Yugur
Kalmyk Oirat
Kangjia
Khitan
Moghol
Mongolian Cyrl
Monguor (Tu)
Santa (Dongxiang)
Southern Mongolian Mong
Wutun
  1. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2020). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (23rd ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
  2. For test wikis, as of 15 January 2021.
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). Glottolog. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.