Xibe language
| Xibe | |
|---|---|
| Sibe | |
| ᠰᡞᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ sibe gisun | |
| Pronunciation | [ɕivə kisun] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Ethnicity | 189,000 Sibe people (2000) |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 2000) |
| 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.