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Xibe language
| Xibe | |
|---|---|
| Sibe | |
| ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ sibe gisun | |
| Pronunciation | [ɕivə kisun][1] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Xinjiang[2] |
| Ethnicity | 189,000 Sibe people (2000)[3] |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 2000)[3] |
| Sibe alphabet (variant of the Manchu alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjo |
| Glottolog | xibe1242 |
| ELP | Xibe |
 Xibe is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Xibe language (Xibe: ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ, romanized: sibe gisun, also Sibo, Sibe) is a Tungusic language spoken by members of the Sibe minority of Xinjiang, in Northwest China.
- ^ Li & Zhong (1986), p. 1
- ^ S. Robert Ramsey (1987). The Languages of China. Princeton University Press. pp. 216–. ISBN 0-691-01468-X.
- ^ a b Xibe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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