Central Tibeto-Burman languages

Central Tibeto-Burman
Central Trans-Himalayan
(proposed)
Geographic
distribution
China, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
Language codes
GlottologNone

Central Tibeto-Burman or Central Trans-Himalayan is a proposed branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family proposed by Scott DeLancey (2015) on the basis of shared morphological evidence.

DeLancey (2018) considers Central Tibeto-Burman to be a linkage rather than a branch with a clearly nested internal structure.

DeLancey's Central Tibeto-Burman group includes many languages in Matisoff's (2015: 1123–1127) proposed Northeast Indian areal group, which includes Tani, Deng (Digaro), “Kuki-Chin–Naga”, Meitei, Mikir, Mru, and Sal.