A proto-language is the reconstructed or historically-attested parent language of a group of languages that are genetically related. ... Sino-Tibetan The reconstruction of Sino-Tibetan is much less developed than for other major families, so its higher-level structure and time depth remain unclear.

Dzongkha (རྫོང་ཁ་; [dzòŋkʰɑ́]) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by over half a million people in Bhutan; it is the country's sole official and national language. The Tibetan script is used to write Dzongkha.. The word dzongkha means "the language of the fortress"; dzong means "fortress" and kha is language. As of 2013, Dzongkha had 171,080 native speakers and about 640,000 ...

The six largest language families by language count are Niger-Congo, Austronesian, Trans-New Guinea, Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European, and Afro-Asiatic. Of the 142 different language families, these six stand out as the major language families of the world. They can be found throughout the world, spreading uniquely to different regions and countries.

STEDT is a long-term linguistics research project at the University of California at Berkeley.It is directed by Professor James A. MATISOFF of Berkeley's Linguistics Department.Our goal is the publication of an etymological dictionary of Proto-Sino-Tibetan (PST), the ancestor language of the large Sino-Tibetan language family.

Browse by Language Family Print. Primary tabs. Language Name; Language Code; Language Family (active tab) Map Title; Abkhaz-Adyghe (5) Eastern Trans-Fly (4) Mascoyan (6) Sino-Tibetan (458) Afro-Asiatic (381) Eskimo-Aleut (11) Matacoan (7) Siouan-Catawban (15) Algic (41) Eyak-Athabaskan (44) Maxakalian (2) Skou (10) Amto-Musan (2) Fas (2)

Aug 01, 2017 · Sino-Tibetan Languages Spoken In Nepal . As mentioned earlier, 123 languages are native to Nepal. Three- quarters of these languages belong to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Some examples are: Nepal Bhasa: Also known as Newari, this language is spoken by the Newar people of Nepal Mandala. Although some tend to think it is the same as ...

The Chinese language is the group of languages used by Chinese people in China and elsewhere. It forms part of a language family called the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Chinese includes many regional language varieties, the main ones being Mandarin , Wu , Yue and Min .

Jan 01, 2022 · Main article: Wiktionary:Families This page lists all language family codes that are recognised by Wiktionary. The contents of this page is generated directly from Module:families, and any changes to that module will be automatically reflected on this page, once the software refreshes it.. To find a family code quickly, add the code to your URL as a section link.

Aug 01, 2017 · Burmese, a Sino-Tibetan language, is the mother tongue of millions of Bamar people who speak it as a first language. Burmese is also spoken by the Mon ethnic minority group and some other minority ethnic groups in Myanmar. The Burmese language is related to the Chinese and Tibetan languages. The script used to write Burmese was developed in the ...

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