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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A language family that includes the Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman branches.
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- adjective Of, or relating to, both
China andTibet - adjective linguistics Of the Sino-Tibetan languages, one of the major
language families .
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- noun the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
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Since the Sino-Tibetan problem ultimately has to be resolved by the two peoples themselves, I try to reach out to the Chinese people whenever I can to create a mutual understanding between us.
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Since the Sino-Tibetan problem ultimately has to be resolved by the two peoples themselves, I try to reach out to the Chinese people whenever I can to create a mutual understanding between us.
2010 2010
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Quite apart from the current process of Sino-Tibetan dialogue having achieved no concrete results, there has been a brutal crackdown on the Tibetan protests that have shaken the whole of Tibet since March last year.
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On the other hand, it may also be seen as a language in the Sino-Tibetan family.
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Chinese forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
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Quite apart from the current process of Sino-Tibetan dialogue having achieved no concrete results, there has been a brutal crackdown on the Tibetan protests that have shaken the whole of Tibet since March last year.
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The Tai-Kadai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern China and some linguists have proposed links to the Austroasiatic Austronesian or Sino-Tibetan language families.
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He informed Prime Minister Brown that the Chinese government is aware of the three points that the Chinese Prime Minister had reportedly raised with him and that he would be able to get back to him after knowing the outcome of the 7th round of Sino-Tibetan talk to take place in the second week of June.
British Prime Minister, Chinese Journalists Meet H.H. the Dalai Lam 2008
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He informed Prime Minister Brown that the Chinese government is aware of the three points that the Chinese Prime Minister had reportedly raised with him and that he would be able to get back to him after knowing the outcome of the 7th round of Sino-Tibetan talk to take place in the second week of June.
British Prime Minister, Chinese Journalists Meet H.H. the Dalai Lam 2008
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He informed Prime Minister Brown that the Chinese government is aware of the three points that the Chinese Prime Minister had reportedly raised with him and that he would be able to get back to him after knowing the outcome of the 7th round of Sino-Tibetan talk to take place in the second week of June.
British Prime Minister, Chinese Journalists Meet H.H. the Dalai Lam 2008
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