noun
Indo-Chinese language family
A linguistic term referring to a proposed language family that includes Chinese and Tibeto-Burman languages, now more commonly called Sino-Tibetan. The cross-reference シナチベット諸語 is the modern preferred term.
See also: シナチベット諸語
インドシナ語族という分類は、現在ではシナチベット諸語と呼ばれることが多い。
The classification 'Indo-Chinese language family' is now often called the Sino-Tibetan languages.
The modern, more widely accepted term for the language family that includes Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese. インドシナ語族 is an older, less precise label.
Compound of インドシナ (Indochina) and 語族 (language family). The term reflects an older geographical-linguistic grouping that has been largely replaced by Sino-Tibetan in modern linguistics.