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Leg' in southeastern Chinese dialects and Tibeto-Burman root *pey 'leg' [PDF]
, 1987 In his recent monograph God and the Sino-Tibetan Copula . . . Matisoff (1985) presented etymologies for the following Tibeto-Burman roots: *r-pay 'spleen'; *r-may 'tail'; *-ley 'tongue"; and *pey 'leg'.Published ...
Bauer, Robert S.
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Wolfenden's non-pronominal a-prefix in Tibeto-Burman: two arguments from Southern Chin and some proposed semantic correlates [PDF]
, 1975 The intent of this paper is to take a new look at a classical problem in comparative Tibeto-Burman linguistics. The purposes are both descriptive and historicals descriptive in the first instance, because the evidence from glen Chin suggests very ...
Lehman, F. K.
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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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New perspectives on evidentials: a view from Tibeto-Burman [PDF]
, 2007 Evidentiality is a grammatical category which has source of information as its primary meaning — whether the narrator actually saw what is being described, or made inferences about it based on some evidence, or was told about it, and so on ...
LaPolla, Randy J. +1 more
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The linguistic position of Tani (Mirish) in Tibeto-Burman: a lexical assessment [PDF]
, 1993 The obscure Tani (Mirish, Mishingish) languages of southern Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh have only recently begun to receive the attention they deserve (Chhangte 1990, 1992; Sun 1993, 1994).
Sun, Jackson T.-S.
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NUOSU PROVERBS: AESTHETICS AND ARTISTRY IN FORM
Proverbium, 2022 Much scholarship has looked at the uses, functions, and origins of proverbs. This study describes the form of proverbs in Nuosu, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in southwest China.
Susan Gary Walters
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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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Tichurong (Nepal) - Language Snapshot
Language Documentation and Description, 2021 Tichurong is an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language spoken by approximately 2,700 people across eighteen villages in the Tichurong valley in the northwestern district of Dolpa in Nepal.
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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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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 +5 more
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