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Definition of Tibeto-burman
1. Noun. A branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula.
Generic synonyms: Sino-tibetan, Sino-tibetan Language
Specialized synonyms: Qiang, Qiangic, Bai, Baic, Himalayish, Kamarupan, Karen, Karenic, Burmese-yi, Lolo-burmese, Kachin, Kachinic
Definition of Tibeto-burman
1. Adjective. Of, or relating to, both Tibet and Burma ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics) Of the Tibeto-Burman languages, one of the subgroups of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tibeto-burman
Literary usage of Tibeto-burman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"In Nepal, Khas-kura is the language only of the Aryan population, the mother
tongue of most of the inhabitants being some form or other of Tibeto-Burman ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1886)
"THE tibeto-burman GROUP OF LANGUAGES. FIRST PAPER. Extending along the northern
and north-eastern border of Hindustan and stretching across Farther India ..."
3. A Sketch of the Modern Languages of the East Indies by Robert Needham Cust (1878)
"I APPROACH the Tibeto-Burman Family with some misgivings, for the Field is
imperfectly explored, it is unusually extensive, and the classification is new, ..."
4. A Sketch of the Modern Languages of the East Indies: accompanied by two by Robert Needham Cust (1878)
"... the Tibeto-Burman Family with some misgivings, for tbe Field is imperfectly
explored, it is unusually extensive, and the classification is new, ..."
5. India and Its Problems by William Samuel Lilly (1902)
"Finally, to complete this rough enumeration of the languages of India, there is
the Tibeto-Burman family, which is neither inflexional nor agglutinative, ..."
6. Consequences of Deforestation for Women's Time Allocation, Agricultural by Shubh K. Kumar, David Hotchkiss (1988)
"The ethnic groups classified as Tibeto-Burman in the sample appear to be taller
than would be expected for people of their group using the height-forage ..."
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