Tibeto-Burman

American  

[ti-bet-oh-bur-muhn] / tɪˈbɛt oʊˈbɜr mən /

noun

1. a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.

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Tibeto-Burman British  

/ tɪˈbɛtəʊˈbɜːmən /

noun

1. a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, sometimes regarded as a family in its own right Compare Sinitic

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adjective

1. belonging or relating to this group of languages

Etymology

Origin of Tibeto-Burman

Tibet + -o- + Burm(a) + -an

Example Sentences

While much of their history is still debated, these various tribes of the steppes provided the origins for a great number of Turkic, Iranian, Mongolic, Uralic, Tibeto-Burman, and multiethnic peoples today.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And then come the toppings and the cheese - the Austro-Asiatic, Tibeto-Burman and Indo-European language speakers or Aryans, all of whom found their way into the subcontinent later.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2018

An account of the Tibeto-Burman tribes by Damant will be found in JRAS. xii.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

Mongolo-Dravidian or Bengali type of Bengal and Orissa, showing fusion with Tibeto-Burman elements.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The Naga group comprises dialects of very different kinds; some approach Tibetan and the North Assam group, others lead over to the Bodo, others connect with Tibeto-Burman.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court