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.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes seen in academic or formal writing.
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.