Demographic Table for East Asian LCTLs
Name of Language	Country	Mother Tongue (L1) Speakers	Most Recent Year of Cited Data	Current Usage & Socio-cultural Importance	Additional Remarks
Achang	China	27,708	1990
Ainu	China	5,000	1988
Akha	China	130,000	1990
Amdo	China	809,500	1987
Atuence	China	520,000	n.d.		may be a dialect of Tibetan
Ba Pai	China	62,000	1995
Bai	China	900,000	1990
Baima	China	110,000	1995
Biao Mien	China	21,500	1993
Biao-Jiao	China	40,000	1991
Biyo	China	100,000	1990
Blang	China	24,000	1990
Bouyei	China	2,000,000	1990	official	2.55 million in the official nationality
Baheng Bunu	China	26,815	1995		439,000 in the Bunu ethnic group (1982)
Bu-Nao Bunu	China	259,000	1995
All Other Bunu Languages	China	29,000	n.d.
Total Bunu L1 Speakers	China	314,815
China Buriat	China		1982
Cao Miao	China	60,000	1994
Chinese, Gan	China	20,600,000	1984
Chinese, Hakka	China	25,700,000	1984
	Taiwan	2,366,000	1993
All Hakka L1 Speakers in All Countries		33,000,000	1999
Chinese, Jinyu	China	45,000,000	1995
Chinese, Mandarin	China	867,000,000	1999	national	All Han in PRC: 1,042,482,187 (1990 census)
	Taiwan	4,323,000	1993	national
All Mandarin L1 Speakers in All Countries		1,052,000,000	1999
Chinese, Min Bei	China	10,290,000	1984
Chinese, Min Dong	all countries	247,000	n.d.
Chinese, Min Nan	China	25,725,000	1984
	Taiwan	15,000,000	1997
All Min Nan Speakers in All Countries		45,000,000	n.d.
Chinese, Wu	China	77,175,000	1985
Chinese Xiang	China	36,015,000	1984
Chinese, Yue (Cantonese)	China	52,000,000	1984
All Yue L1 Speakers in All Countries		71,000,000	n.d.
Choni	China	22,710	1993
Cun	China	70,000	1990
Daur	China	84,950	1990		121,357 in ethnic group
Dong, Northern	China	907,560	1990		official nationality: 2,514,014 (1990)
Dong, Southern	China	1,480,000	1990
Dong Xiang	China	373,872	1990
Total Dong L1 Speakers	China	2,761,432	1990
E	China	30,000	1992
Evenki	China	20,000	1995		34,000 in ethnic group in China
Guanyinqiao	China	50,000	1993
Hani	China	500,000	1990		Hani official nationality: 1,253,952
All Hani L1 Speakers in All Countries		722,500	n.d.
Hmong Daw	China	60,000	1987
Hmong Njua	China	1,000,000	1982
Central Huishui Hmong	China	30,000	1987
Central Mashan Hmong	China	50,000	1987
Chonganjiang Hmong	China	70,000	1982
Eastern Huishui Hmong	China	20,000	1987
Eastern Qiandong Hmong	China	200,000	1987
Eastern Xiangxi Hmong	China	70,000	1987
Luopohe Hmong	China	40,000	1987
Northeastern Dian Hmong	China	200,000	1987
Northern Guiyang Hmong	China	60,000	1987
Northern Huishiu Hmong	China	50,000	1987
Northern Mashan Hmong	China	25,000	1987
Northern Qiandong Hmong	China	900,000	1987
Southern Guiyang Hmong	China	20,000	1987
Southern Mashan Hmong	China	700	1987
Southern Qiandong Hmong	China	300,000	1987
Southwestern Guiyang Hmong	China	50,000	1987
Southwestern Huishui Hmong	China	40,000	1987
Western Mashan Hmong	China	10,000	1987
Western Xiangxi Hmong	China	700,000	1987
All Hmong L1 Speakers		6,000,000	1999
Honi	China	100,000	1990
Horpa	China	35,000	1995
Iu Mien	China	884,000	1999		Official Nationality: 2,134,013 (1990)
All Iu Mien L1 Speakers in All Countries		1,329,000	n.d.
Jiamao	China	52,300	1987
Jiarong	China	151,200	1993
Jingpho	China	20,000	1990		119,209 in the ethnic group (1990)
Kado	China	100,000	1990
Kang	China	34,065	1993
Kazakh	China	1,111,718	1990		5,293,400 L-1 speakers in Kazakhstan (Inner Asia world area)
	Mongolia	120,000	1993
All Kazakh L1 Speakers in All Countries		8,000,000
Khams	China	1,487,000	1994
Kim Mun	China	107,000	1982
All Kim Mun L1 Speakers in All Countries		280,000	n.d.
Kirghiz	China	141,549	1990		c.f Inner Asia world area
Lahu	China	411,476	1990
All Lahu L1 Speakers in All Countries		580,000	1993
Western Lawa	China	75,000	1990		30,000 Blang nationality; 45,000 Va nationality
Lingao	China	uncertain			520,000 in ethnic group (1982)
Lipo	China	60,068	1993
Lisu	China	515,000	1990
All Lisu L1 Speakers in All Countries		657,000	1987
Lu	China	250,000	1990		75% of Dai people
All Lu L1 Speakers in All Countries		551,700	n.d.
Maonan	China	37,000	1990		71,968 in ethnic group (1990)
Moinba	China	30,000	1990		Official nationality
Peripheral Mongolian	China	3,381,000	1982 est.		4,806,849 including Buriat & Tuvin (1990)
Mulam	China	159,328	1990
Naxi	China	278,009	1990
Parauk	China	180,000	1990		Wa Nationality: 351,974 (1990)
Northern Pumi	China	35,000	1999		24,000 Pumi Nationality; 30,000 Tibetan Nationality
Southern Pumi	China	19,000	1999
Northern Qiang	China	57,800	1999
Southern Qiang	China	81,300	1999
All L1 Speakers of Qiang Languages	China	130,000	1990		80,000 Qiang Nationality; 50,000 Tibetan Nationality
Salar	China	55,000	1982		Official nationality: 87,697 (1990)
Sarikoli	China	20,500	1982 est.		Out of 33,538 Tajik
Sui	China	345,993	1990
All L1 Sui Speakers in China & Vietnam		346,000	n.d.
T'en	China	20,000	1982
Tai Hongjin	China	150,000	1995
Tai Nua	China	250,000	1990		Official Nationality: 1,025,128 (1990)
All Tai Nua L1 Speakers in All Countries		442,000	n.d.
Tai Ya	China	34,000	1982
Tibetan	China	1.066M	1990
All Tibetan L1 Speakers in All Countries		1,254,000	n.d.
Tu	China	90,000	1982		official nationality: 191,624 (1990)
Northern Tujia	China	170,000 to 200,000	1982		Official Nationality: 5,704,223 (1990)
Southern Tujia	China	4,000	1994
Uyghur	China	7,214,431	1990
All Uyghur Speakers in All Countries		7,595,512	n.d.
Northern Uzbek	China	3,000	1990		Official Nationality: 14,502 (1990)
Vo	China	60,000	1990
Waxiangghua	China	300,000	1995
Xibe	China	27,364	1995		33,082 in ethnic group; Official Nationality: 172,847 (1990)
Central Yi	China	460,000	1991
Guizhou Yi	China	800,000	1991
Sichuan Yi	China	1,600,000	1991
Southeastern Yi	China	240,000	1991
Western Yi	China	300,000	1991
Yunnan Yi	China	800,000	1991
All Yi L1 Speakers	China	4,200,000
Zaiwa	China	70,000	1990
Zhuang, Northern	China	10,000,000	1992		Official Nationality: 15,489,630 (1990)
Zhuang, Southern	China	4,000,000	1990
Japanese	Japan	121,050,000	1985	national
Total L1 & L2 Japanese Speakers	Japan	126,000,000	1999
All L1 Speakers of Japanese in All Countries		125,000,000
Okinawan, Central	Japan	all Ryukyan languages: 900,000	no year cited		Other Ryukyan languages: Northern Amami-Oshima (RYN), Southern Omami-Oshima (AMS), Kikai (KZG), Kunigami (XUG), Miyako (MVI), Oki-No-Erabu (OKN), Toku-No-Shima (TKN), Yaeyama (RYS), Yonaguni (YOI) & Yoron (YOX)
Korean	N. & S. Korea	62,000,000	1986	national	Language Isolate
	China
	Japan	670,000	1988
All L1 Speakers of Korean in All Countries		78,000,000
Mongolia Buriat	Mongolia	64,900	1995		2.5% of Mongolian pop (1985 est.)
Kalmyk-Oirat	Mongolia	205,500	n.d.		cf. Russia (Russian & E. European world area)
All L1 Speakers of Kalmyk-Oirat in All Countries		518,000	n.d.
Kazakh  (see Kazakhstan)	Mongolia	120,000	1993
Halh Mongolian	Mongolia	2,329,000	1995	national
Tuvin	Mongolia	27,000	1993		cf. Russia
Amis	Taiwan	130,000	1986
Atayal	Taiwan	63,000	1993
Bunun	Taiwan	34,000	1993
Paiwan	Taiwan	53,000	1981		60,434 in ethnic group (1989)
Taroko	Taiwan	28,000	1993