Lolo-Burmese

E357649

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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lolo-Burmese languages 9
Lolo–Burmese languages 3
Burmish languages 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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, China ⓘ
linked to: Guizhou Province

Laos ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Sichuan, China ⓘ
linked to: Sichuan Province

Thailand ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam

Yunnan, China ⓘ
linked to: Yunnan Province
hasMajorLanguage Burmese language ⓘ
Hani language ⓘ
Lahu language ⓘ
Lisu language ⓘ
Yi language ⓘ
linked to: Yi languages
hasSubbranch Burmish languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese

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

Loloish languages ⓘ
Maru language ⓘ
Naxi language ⓘ
Nusu language ⓘ
Palaungic-related varieties ⓘ
Phunoi language ⓘ
linked to: Phom language

Yi language ⓘ
linked to: Yi languages

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Burmese → subfamily → Lolo-Burmese ⓘ
Proto-Sino-Tibetan → ancestorOf → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Tibeto-Burman peoples → hasLanguageBranch → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Tibeto-Burman languages → hasSubgroup → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Hani → languageBranch → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Lolo-Burmese → hasSubbranch → Burmish languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Yi languages → partOf → Lolo–Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Proto-Tibeto-Burman → ancestorOf → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Maru language → subfamilyOf → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Lolo (Yi) people → languageBranch → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Akha language → belongsToBranch → Lolo–Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Nuosu → languageBranch → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Lolo → languageSubgroup → Lolo-Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
Loloish languages → subclassOf → Lolo–Burmese languages ⓘ
linked to: Lolo-Burmese