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Issues of Lexicon in South-Central Tibeto-Burman (Kuki-Chin)
Himalayan Linguistics, 2023 This paper examines how the lexicon is organized in a typical South Central language. Items like nouns, verbs, and adverbial expressions belong to open classes; pronominals, demonstratives, numerals, quantifiers, interjections, onomatopoetic words, and ...
Kenneth Van Bik
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The include network: Advancing cross‐linguistic equity in brain health research
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Speech and language measures are increasingly recognized as sensitive, scalable, non‐invasive markers of diverse brain disorders. Yet, current research is overwhelmingly English‐centric, neglecting the world's vast linguistic diversity and undermining these markers’ global applicability.
Adolfo M. García +13 more
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Annals of Human Biology, 2019 Background: Bai and Yi people are two Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic groups in Yunnan, southwest China. The genetic structure and history of these two groups are largely unknown due to a lack of available genetic data.
Jianxin Guo +10 more
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Valence-changing prefixes in South Central Tibeto-Burman (Kuki-Chin)
Himalayan Linguistics, 2023 Many South Central languages have relatively unproductive sets of transitivizing (causative) and detransitivizing (middle) prefixal markers. This paper first surveys what we know so far about what markers are attested where in the group.
Helga So-Hartmann, David A. Peterson
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.Intestinal parasite infections remain highly prevalent (53.3%) among the Bantar community in Sunsari, Nepal, with Ascaris lumbricoides being the most common parasite and nail‐biting habit identified as a significant risk factor. The findings highlight the urgent need for targeted water, sanitation, hygiene, and health education interventions.
Mukesh Kumar Mahato +6 more
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Contemporary traces of the verb suffix *-s of Proto-Tibeto-Burman
, 1996 There existed in Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) a verb suffix *-s. It was used to show that the action denoted by a verb has been performed or completed. The existence of this suffix can be seen in contemporary markers of the past tense, the .yixing aspect or
Bufan, Huang
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A Phonological Study of Rongpa Choyul
Languages, 2023 This paper presents a detailed description of the phonology of the Rongpa variety of Choyul, an understudied Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Lithang (理塘) County, Dkarmdzes (甘孜) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China. Based on firsthand
Jingyao Zheng
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Introduction to special issue on optional case marking in Tibeto-Burman
, 2011 This volume is the outcome of the workshop on Optional Case Marking in Tibeto Burman held in conjunction with the Himalayan Languages Symposium at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies (London, September 3rd, 2010). The purpose of the workshop was
Chelliah, Shobhana L., Hyslop, Gwendolyn
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The “Butter Tree” (Diploknema butyracea) for Sustainable Food Systems and Functional Applications
Plant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.The graphical abstract figure highlights Diploknema butyracea, its production as well as its industrial application, traditional use, and pharmacological properties. ABSTRACT Diploknema butyracea, also known as the Himalayan butter tree, is mainly valued for its butter‐producing seeds and ecological significance.
Prekshya Timsina +5 more
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Non-structural case marking in Tibeto-Burman and artificial languages
Linguistic Discovery, 2017 This paper discusses the diachronic development of non-structural case marking in Tibeto-Burman and in computer simulations of language evolution. It is shown how case marking is initially motivated by the pragmatic need to disambiguate between two core ...
Alexander R. Coupe, Sander Lestrade
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