Tibetan

Sino-Tibetan6 million totalTibetan

RegionChina (Tibet)/India/Nepal

FamilySino-Tibetan

Speakers6 million total

ScriptTibetan

TypeAbugida

About Tibetan

The language of Tibetan Buddhism. The script was created in the 7th century. Has a classical form used in religious texts. Spoken Tibetan is very different from written Classical Tibetan. The Dalai Lama teaches in Tibetan.

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