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Lolo-Burmese language

Lolo-Burmese language

9.9
A group of related languages spoken in northern Myanmar and Yunnan in China
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : idioma lolo-birmano
  • Many ethnic groups in Yunnan speak dialects of the Lolo-Burmese language.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the Lolo-Burmese language to understand migration patterns in Southeast Asia.

  • The classification of the Lolo-Burmese language family is still debated among scholars.

  • The Lolo-Burmese language has many dialects.

  • Have you ever studied the Lolo-Burmese language?

  • Many ethnic groups in Yunnan speak dialects of the Lolo-Burmese language.

  • Linguists have studied the Lolo-Burmese language to understand migration patterns in Southeast Asia.

  • Have you ever studied the Lolo-Burmese language?

Synonyms

Lolo-Burmese
vsLolo-Burmese language
  • Specialized
9.9

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

uses the longer phrase that makes the branch explicit

Surface Forms

Lolo-Burmese language singular
Lolo-Burmese languages plural

Morphology

Lolo-Burmese + language

The headword includes the transparent noun 'language', so a learner who knows the constituents will understand it denotes a language associated with the name 'Lolo-Burmese'. However 'Lolo-Burmese' is a specialized proper name (not compositionally predictable from common English vocabulary) and its specific sense as a branch of the Tibeto-Burman family requires background knowledge, so the overall expression is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Lolo-Burmese language gets its name from two group names: Lolo, a name used for some people in Yunnan, and Burmese, the language of Burma (Myanmar). So the name refers to a 'family of languages' spoken by those people in northern Myanmar and Yunnan.