| Type | Tonal language |
| Family | |
| Origins | Middle Chinese dialect |
| Branches | |
| Loanwords | Tocharian • Sanskrit • Sogdian |
| Distribution | East Asia |
| Writing system | |
| Characteristics | Tonal • Logographic • Analytic |
| Period of Standardization | Northern and Southern Dynasties period (500 CE) |
| Alternate Reality Differences | More loanwords from Tocharian, Sanskrit, and Sogdian • Widely spoken as a second or third language across East Asia |
