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On the syntax of agreement in Tibeto-Burman [PDF]

Studies in Language, 2000
Verb agreement in Tibeto-Burman languages follows a different principle than in other, especially Indo-European languages. Instead of limiting agreement to the unification of features of the agreement trigger with those of the target, Tibeto-Burman languages also allow NP features to combine with the features marked by the agreement morphology in an ...
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Marginalized Populations: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among the Bantar Community of Sunsari, Nepal

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, Jitendra Gautam, Niten Bharati, Darwin Niroula, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Kishor Pandey   +6 more
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Prosodic salience in Anal Naga: where non-arbitrariness, phaticity and engagement meet

Glossa, 2021
The study analyses the form and functions of two closely related non-arbitrary prosodic contours in Anal Naga (ISO 639-3:anm), a Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language of Northeast India.
Pavel Ozerov
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My work in Tibeto-Burman linguistics

, 1988
I began my study of Tibeto-Burman languages in October of 1952 at the Central Institute for Nationality Studies (CINS) in Beijing. I graduated in June 1956 with a degree in Jingpo studies.
Dai, Qingxia
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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, Diksha Timsina, Navin Gautam, Ashma Subedi, Kishor Rai, Sangam Dahal   +5 more
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Traditional knowledge promotes the protection of large old trees: A case from China's richest biocultural diversity area

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2700-2713, November 2025.
Abstract Large old trees are important ecological entities in human settlements, providing cultural values and ecological services that are threatened by current and future changes in global climate, land use and disturbance regimes. Some studies suggest incorporating social and cultural significance into the conservation of large old trees.
Zhuo Cheng, Xiaoping Lu, Yanxiao Fan, Qingjiang Cui, Xian Hu, Chunlin Long   +5 more
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Tibetan Few‐Shot Learning Model With Deep Contextualised Two‐Level Word Embeddings

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, Volume 10, Issue 5, Page 1394-1410, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Few‐shot learning is the task of identifying new text categories from a limited set of training examples. The two key challenges in few‐shot learning are insufficient understanding of new samples and imperfect modelling. The uniqueness of low‐resource languages lies in their limited linguistic resources, which directly leads to the difficulty ...
Ziyue Zhang, Yongbin Yu, Xiangxiang Wang, Xiao Feng, Yuze Li, Jiarun Shen, Dorje Tashi, Jin Zhang, Lobsang Yeshi, Lei Li, Nyima Tashi, Jingye Cai   +11 more
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Understanding the Determinants of Adolescent Pregnancy among an Indigenous Community in Rural Nepal: A Qualitative Exploration

Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2025.
Adolescent pregnancy remains a critical issue in Nepal's marginalized Chepang community. Our study identified key determinants, including limited access to sexual and reproductive health services, elopement marriages, school dropouts, poverty, socio‐cultural norms, fears about post‐contraception fertility, weak enforcement of child marriage laws, and a
Kusumsheela Bhatta, Pratiksha Pathak, Madhusudan Subedi   +2 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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The medicinal plant Buddleja asiatica and its relation to the welfare of local people in the Pan‐Himalayan region: Past, present, and future perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 1231-1248, November 2024.
Globalization and rapid shifts in culture and economy threaten indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems, and large intergenerational gaps in this knowledge already exist. Buddleja asiatica is a deciduous shrub or small tree with traditional medicinal applications but is currently largely overlooked as a medicinal resource.
Bishal Gurung, Fengmao Yang, Gao Chen, Jia Ge   +3 more
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