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Lolo-Burmese

Lolo-Burmese

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A group of related languages spoken in northern Myanmar and Yunnan, China
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lolo-birmano
  • The Lolo-Burmese languages form a major subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman family.

Examples

  • Several ethnic groups in Yunnan speak Lolo-Burmese languages as their mother tongue.

  • Linguists study the structure of Lolo-Burmese to understand its relationship to other Asian languages.

  • The Lolo-Burmese languages have unique phonetic features.

  • Are you familiar with the Lolo-Burmese dialects?

  • Many people in northern Myanmar communicate in Lolo-Burmese as their primary language.

  • The Lolo-Burmese language family includes several dialects that are used in local communities.

  • Researchers are documenting the Lolo-Burmese languages to preserve their linguistic heritage.

Synonyms

Lolo-Burmese language
vsLolo-Burmese
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages spoken in northern Myanmar and Yunnan in China

is the identical branch but expressed without the explicit speech word
Loloish language
vsLolo-Burmese
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Myanmar and nearby areas

uses the Tibeto-Burman family name rather than the broader family label
Loloish
vsLolo-Burmese
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of languages that hill people speak in northern Myanmar and nearby areas

refers to the single branch concentrated mainly in northern Myanmar and Yunnan

Surface Forms

Lolo-Burmese singular
Lolo-Burmese languages plural

Morphology

Lolo-Burmese = Lolo + Burmese (transparent) = Lolo + Burmese

The term is a straightforward compound of two ethnonyms indicating a language branch combining Lolo and Burmese groups.

Etymology

The word Lolo-Burmese comes from joining the names 'Lolo' and 'Burmese', a label made by language experts to group related tongues. So Lolo-Burmese means the family of related languages spoken mainly in northern Myanmar and in Yunnan, China.