Template talk:Sino-Tibetan-speaking nations and regions

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Does the person who started this template understand the meaning of this template and what Sino-Tibetan languages are? I'm amazed at the scholarship displayed at this template. The main languages of many of the countries listed in this template, such as Cambodian language (Austro-Asiatic), Malay language (Austronesian languages), Vietnamese language (Austro-Asiatic), Thai language (Tai-Kadai), Indonesian languages (Austronesian languages), Philippine languages (Austronesian languages) all does not classify as Sino-Tibetan languages by linguists!

When a template states Sino-Tibetan speaking nations (like Romance-speaking nations, Slavic-speaking nations), it usually means either the country indigenously speaks a Sino-Tibetan language(s) or a Sino-Tibetan language(s) is one of the official languages of the country, not including languages spoken by minorities (i.e. Chinese in Malaysia, Philippines). All of the above countries does not fit into the criteria. I grouped all of these languages together, as inaccurate as they maybe, it is more fitting for the title (Sino-Tibetan speaking) as of now. I hope some professionals can help to properly edit and recategorize this template.--TheLeopard 05:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)