As linguas tani forman unha rama da familia lingüística sino-tibetana. Fálanse na República Popular da China e na India.[1]
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- Sun, Tianshin Jackson. 1993. A Historical–Comparative Study of the Tani (Mirish) Branch in Tibeto-Burman. Arquivado 04 de marzo de 2016 en Wayback Machine. PhD Dissertation, Berkeley, University of California.