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Tibeto-Burman

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Ti·bet·o-Bur·man  (t-bt-bûrmn)
n.
A branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family that includes Tibetan and Burmese.
Ti·beto-Burman adj.
Tibeto-Burman [tɪˈbɛtəʊˈbɜːmən]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, sometimes regarded as a family in its own right Compare Sinitic
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) belonging or relating to this group of languages
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Noun1.Tibeto-Burman - a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula
Tibeto-Burman language
Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
Qiang, Qiangic - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan
Bai, Baic - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
Himalayish - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim
Kamarupan - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma
Karen, Karenic - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
Burmese-Yi, Lolo-Burmese - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan
Kachin, Kachinic - Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
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