Proto-Sino-Tibetan
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan is the hypothesized common ancestral language from which all modern Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Chinese and Tibetan, are believed to have descended.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Sino-Tibetan canonical | 6 |
| Proto-Sino-Tibetan language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1173209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Sino-Tibetan Context triple: [Sino-Tibetan languages, protoLanguage, Proto-Sino-Tibetan]
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A.
Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sino-Tibetan languages are a major language family of East, Southeast, and South Asia that includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, and numerous related languages spoken by over a billion people.
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B.
Transeurasian languages
Transeurasian languages are a proposed macro-family of languages stretching from Eastern Europe across Siberia to East Asia, hypothesized to include Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Austroasiatic
Austroasiatic is a large and ancient language family of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including languages such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon.
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E.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Sino-Tibetan Target entity description: Proto-Sino-Tibetan is the hypothesized common ancestral language from which all modern Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Chinese and Tibetan, are believed to have descended.
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A.
Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sino-Tibetan languages are a major language family of East, Southeast, and South Asia that includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, and numerous related languages spoken by over a billion people.
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B.
Transeurasian languages
Transeurasian languages are a proposed macro-family of languages stretching from Eastern Europe across Siberia to East Asia, hypothesized to include Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Austroasiatic
Austroasiatic is a large and ancient language family of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including languages such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon.
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E.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Bodish languages
ⓘ
Burmese language ⓘ
linked to:
Burmese
Chinese language ⓘ Karenic languages ⓘ Kiranti languages ⓘ Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to:
Lolo-Burmese
Qiangic languages ⓘ Rgyalrongic languages ⓘ Sinitic languages ⓘ Tangut language ⓘ
linked to:
Tangut
Tani languages ⓘ Tibetan language ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan
Tibetic languages ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Proto-Austroasiatic
ⓘ
Proto-Austronesian ⓘ Proto-Indo-European ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SOV word order (often hypothesized)
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analytic morphology (hypothesized) ⓘ complex initial consonant clusters (hypothesized) ⓘ monosyllabic roots (hypothesized) ⓘ numeral classifiers (hypothesized) ⓘ prefixal morphology (hypothesized) ⓘ tonal contrasts (hypothesized) ⓘ verb agreement (disputed) ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Proto-Sinitic
ⓘ
Proto-Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
chronological dating
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exact homeland location ⓘ internal subgrouping of Sino-Tibetan ⓘ morphological reconstruction details ⓘ phonological reconstruction details ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-Tibetan language family
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linked to:
Sino-Tibetan languages
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| reconstructedFrom |
Burmese dialects
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Chinese dialects ⓘ Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ Tibetan dialects ⓘ Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Asia (hypothesized)
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linked to:
East Asia
Himalayan region (hypothesized) ⓘ Upper Yangtze region (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
George van Driem
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Gong Hwang-cherng ⓘ James A. Matisoff ⓘ Laurent Sagart ⓘ Paul K. Benedict ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Neolithic period (hypothesized)
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several millennia BCE (hypothesized) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Sino-Tibetan Description of subject: Proto-Sino-Tibetan is the hypothesized common ancestral language from which all modern Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Chinese and Tibetan, are believed to have descended.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-Sino-Tibetan