Tibeto-Burman
noun
Ti·beto-Bur·man
tə-ˌbe-tō-ˈbər-mən 
1
: a language family that includes Tibetan, Burmese, and related languages of southern and eastern Asia
2
: a member of a people speaking a Tibeto-Burman language
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Speakers of Lisu, a Tibeto-Burman language, also talk about the future as lying behind them and the past as in front of them.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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