Definitions of Tibeto-Burman
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a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula
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synonyms:
Tibeto-Burman language
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types:
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Qiang, Qiangic
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan
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Bai, Baic
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
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Himalayish
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim
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Kamarupan
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma
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Karen, Karenic
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
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Burmese-Yi, Lolo-Burmese
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan
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Kachin, Kachinic
Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
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Burmese
the official language of Burma
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Loloish
languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas
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Chingpo, Jinghpaw, Jinghpo
a Kachinic language
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Chin, Kuki, Kuki-Chin
Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
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Naga
Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma
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Mikir-Meithei
Kamarupan languages spoken in the states of Manipur and Assam in northeastern India
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Barish, Bodo-Garo
Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
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Abor, Dafla, Miri, Mirish
little known Kamarupan languages
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Tibetan
Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
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Newari
Himalayish language spoken in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal
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type of:
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Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language
the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
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