Language

Southern Bai

Southern Bai is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in China.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Southern Bai

Portions of Scripture are reported in Southern Bai.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Southern Bai is spoken

  • China

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About Southern Bai

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
bfs
Glottocode
sout2730
Also known as
Bai, Southern

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Southern Bai as a whole.

  • Bai: DariNo known Scripture
  • Bai: XiangyunNo known Scripture
  • DaliNo known Scripture
  • QiliqiaoNo known Scripture
  • ZhouchengNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.