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Mongolic-Khitan languages

Mongolic-Khitan is a language family with 11 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
KitanChina
Middle MongolianMongolia
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.