SINITIC Definition & Meaning

Sinitic

[ si-nit-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.

adjective

of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture.

Sinitic

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese Compare Tibeto-Burman

adjective

belonging or relating to this group of languages

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Sinitic¹

1890–95; < Late Latin ��ī�� ( ae ) the Chinese ( Sino- ) + -itic

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Bill, was my outstanding informal teacher on poetry, plus both Western and Sinitic calligraphy, and traditional Asian manners for many years.

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The results indicate that there was a major initial split between the Sinitic languages and the Tibeto-Burman languages before each of these two groups split further into linguistic sub-branches.

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sinistrous Sinixt

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