• Threatened

  40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• <7,700

  Native speakers worldwide
• Ethnic population

  ~7,700

• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  Most group members can speak the language.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The Zaba proper are also included in the Tibetan nationality, following Tibetan Buddhism and using Tibetan as a liturgical language.

PLACES

China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Sichuan, northern Daocheng and southern Yajiang counties