Evolution of the Chinese language: Pronouncing texts with Proto-Sino-Tibetan (Yangshao era)

This is part of a series of videos explaining the evolution of the Chinese language through history Sources used:
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I can see that I can recognise proto-sino-tibetan more easily especially when spoken as a speaker of Tibeto-Burman language speaker. After the split between Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman languages it diverges quite a lot. Especially from Old Chinese to Mandarin and other varieties of Chinese.

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Our ancestors must've been speaking a language that we can only dream about. Very complex compared to the simplified sounds of all Sino-Tibetan people nowadays.