Asho Chin
Asho Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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Shö, or Asho, is a Kuki-Chin language of Myanmar, with a few thousand speakers in Bangladesh. This language is known as Asho Khyang in Bangladesh.
A written script was developed by Rev. Lyman Stilson in 1842.
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Words in Asho Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | khroN* | |
| name | miN* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | noku* | |
| tongue | ley* | |
| hand | kut* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | y37* | |
| skin | wun* | |
| knee | kholu* | |
| breast | ci7* | |
| liver | thin* | |
| water | tuy* | |
| fire | mey* | |
| sun | khoni* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | koN* | |
| tree | thiN* | |
| leaf | Sey* | |
| night | yon* | |
| dog | uy* | |
| fish | No* | |
| one | Nat* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | key* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | naNke7y* | |
| drink | ok* | |
| see | mu7* | |
| hear | khin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Daai ChinSino-Tibetan48% alike
- Chinbon ChinSino-Tibetan47% alike
- ZypheSino-Tibetan46% alike
- Falam ChinSino-Tibetan45% alike
- KoirengSino-Tibetan44% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan44% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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