Meaning Of The Word Sino-Tibetan

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Sino-Tibetan Definition

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Sino-Tibetan in British English
a family of languages spoken in central and Southeast Asia, including the Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman languages
adjective: belonging or relating to this family of languages
noun: a family of languages including esp. Burmese, Tibetan, and the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language
noun: a family of languages that includes most of the languages of China, as well as Tibetan, Burmese, and possibly Thai. Their most noticeable phonological characteristic is the phonemic use of tones

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