page_title: Tibeto-Burman languages
hierarchical_section_title: Tibeto-Burman languages
caption_attribution_description: Español: Lenguas tibeto-birmanas &#160; Tibetano &#160; Birmano &#160; Karénico &#160; Rung &#160; Tani &#160; Qiang Lenguas báricas &#160; Bodo-Garo &#160; Konyak Lenguas kuki-chin-naga &#160; Naga &#160; Metei &#160; Kuki-Chin
context_page_description: The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the highlands of Southeast Asia as well as certain parts of East Asia and South Asia.
  Around 60 million people speak Tibeto-Burman languages, around half of whom speak Burmese, and 13% of whom speak Tibetic languages. The name derives from the most widely spoken of these languages, namely Burmese and the Tibetic languages.
  These languages also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 12th and 7th centuries respectively.
  Most of the other languages are spoken by much smaller communities, and many of them have not been described in detail.
  Some taxonomies divide Sino-Tibetan into Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman branches, but other scholars deny that Tibeto-Burman comprises a monophyletic group.
context_section_description: The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the highlands of Southeast Asia as well as certain parts of East Asia and South Asia.
  Around 60 million people speak Tibeto-Burman languages, around half of whom speak Burmese, and 13% of whom speak Tibetic languages. The name derives from the most widely spoken of these languages, namely Burmese (over 35 million speakers) and the Tibetic languages (over 8 million).
  These languages also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 12th and 7th centuries respectively.
  Most of the other languages are spoken by much smaller communities, and many of them have not been described in detail.
  Some taxonomies divide Sino-Tibetan into Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman branches (e.g. Benedict, Matisoff), but other scholars deny that Tibeto-Burman comprises a monophyletic group.
caption:   Tibetic
    Burmish
    Karenic
    Rung
   
  
  
    Tani
    Qiang
    Bodo–Garo
    Konyak
   
  
  
    Naga
    Meetei
    Kuki-Chin-Mizo
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