Tibeto-Burman languages

Group of the Sino-Tibetan language family Tibeto-BurmanGeographicdistributionSoutheast Asia, East Asia, South AsiaLinguistic classificationSino-TibetanTibeto-BurmanProto-languageProto-Tibeto-BurmanSubdivisions Gongduk, Lhokpu, 'Ole, Lepcha, Tani Western: Bodish, Tshangla, Tamangic, West Himalayish, Greater Magaric, Newaric, Kiranti Central: Sal, Pyu, Kuki-Chin–Naga (Ao, Angami–Pochuri, Meitei, Tangkhulic, Zemeic, Kuki-Chin, Karbi), Mruic, Miju Eastern: Burmo-Qiangic, Karenic, Nungish, Tujia Others: Digaro, Hrusish, Kho-Bwa, Puroik, Siangic, Miju Language codesISO 639-5tbqGlottologNoneMajor branches of Tibeto-Burman: Tibetic Burmish Karenic Rung Tani Qiang Bodo–Garo Konyak Naga Meitei Kuki-Chin-Mizo The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Over 400 Tibeto-Burmese languages are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people speak Tibeto-Burman languages. The name derives from the most widely spoken of these languages, Burmese and the Tibetic languages, which also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 12th and 7th centuries respectively