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Revision as of 03:46, 25 December 2004 by 24.91.139.28 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sino-Tibetan languages form a language family of about 250 languages of East Asia, in number of speakers worldwide second only to Indo-European. Many of them are tonal.
- Chinese languages: many of which are 'monosyllabic', analytic languages
- Tibeto-Burman languages: (Refer to Tibeto-Burman languages and their subgrouping for more details)
- Kamarupan
- Himalayish
- Qiangic
- Kachinic
- Lolo-Burmese
- Karenic
Some linguists believe the Tai-Kadai languages probably deserve a place within an expanded version of this family, though others favor the Austronesian family to include them.
External links
Tibeto-Burman languages and their subgrouping minnan:Hàn-Chōng gí-hē
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