tangut

The Tangut were a Qiangic-Tibetan people who moved to the highlands of western Sichuan sometime before the 10th century AD. They speak a Tibeto-Burman language, which is now extinct.

History

Ever since they moved to West Sichuan before the 10th century AD, the Tangut have went to process of Sincization. They established the Western Xia Empire.

Script

The Tangut uses a script derived from Chinese, although the Tibetan script was used for religious purposes.

External Links

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/tangut.htm

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