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Tibeto-Burman

Tibeto-Burman adjective: of or relating to both Tibet and Burma.

Adjective

Tibeto-Burman (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to both Tibet and Burma.
  2. Of the Tibeto-Burman languages, one of the subgroups of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
    • Oral tradition and archaeological evidence suggest the Chin were the earliest Tibeto-Burman group to come to the Chindwin Valley, a settlement process starting as early as the 4ᵗʰ century.2021 December, Samson Alexander Lotven, “THE SOUND SYSTEMS OF ZOPHEI DIALECTS AND OTHER MARAIC LANGUAGES”, in Indiana University, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2025, page 7

Origin of Tibeto-Burman

From Tibeto- + Burman.

Words formed from Tibeto-Burman

Questions about Tibeto-Burman

What does Tibeto-Burman mean?
Tibeto-Burman means of or relating to both Tibet and Burma.
What part of speech is Tibeto-Burman?
Tibeto-Burman is an adjective.

Words near Tibeto-Burman in the dictionary

  1. Tibetanness
  2. Tibetans
  3. Tibetiana
  4. Tibetic
  5. Tibeto-
  6. Tibeto-Burman
  7. Tibeto-Burmanist
  8. Tibeto-Burmanists
  9. Tibetological
  10. Tibetologist
  11. Tibetologists

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