Lolo-Burmese

E357649
Sino-Tibetan language subgroup language branch subgroup of languages

Lolo-Burmese is a major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family that includes Burmese and numerous related languages spoken primarily in Myanmar and southwestern China.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lolo-Burmese languages 4
Burmish languages 1
Lolo-Burmese canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sino-Tibetan language subgroup ⓘ
language branch ⓘ
subgroup of languages ⓘ
alternativeName Burmic ⓘ
Burmo-Qiangic ⓘ
Loloish-Burmese ⓘ
classificationStatus subject of ongoing linguistic debate ⓘ
geographicDistribution Guizhou Province ⓘ
surface form: Guizhou, China

Laos ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Sichuan Province ⓘ
surface form: Sichuan, China

Thailand ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam

Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form: Yunnan, China
hasMajorLanguage Burmese language ⓘ
Hani language ⓘ
Lahu language ⓘ
Lisu language ⓘ
Yi languages ⓘ
surface form: Yi language
hasSubbranch Lolo-Burmese self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Burmish languages

Loloish languages ⓘ
Naxish languages ⓘ
Qiangic languages ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Burmese script (for Burmese) ⓘ
Yi script ⓘ
surface form: Yi syllabary (for Yi)
includes Achang language ⓘ
Akha language ⓘ
Burmese language ⓘ
Hani language ⓘ
Jingpho language ⓘ
Lahu language ⓘ
Lisu ⓘ
surface form: Lisu language

Loloish languages ⓘ
Maru language ⓘ
Naxi language ⓘ
Nusu language ⓘ
Palaungic-related varieties ⓘ
Phom language ⓘ
surface form: Phunoi language

Yi languages ⓘ
surface form: Yi language

Zaiwa language ⓘ
linguisticFeature SOV basic word order ⓘ
complex tone sandhi in many varieties ⓘ
predominantly analytic morphology ⓘ
tonal languages ⓘ
partOf Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
surface form: Sino-Tibetan language family
relatedTo Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
spokenBy various ethnic groups in Myanmar ⓘ
various ethnic groups in southwestern China ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burmese → subfamily → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
Proto-Sino-Tibetan → ancestorOf → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lolo-Burmese languages
Tibeto-Burman peoples → hasLanguageBranch → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lolo-Burmese languages
Tibeto-Burman languages → hasSubgroup → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lolo-Burmese languages
Hani → languageBranch → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lolo-Burmese languages
Lolo-Burmese → hasSubbranch → Lolo-Burmese self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burmish languages