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Axi Yi

Axi Yi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Axi Yi · 24.6°N 103.7°E

Axi (Chinese: 阿细 Axi; Ahi; autonym: ɑ21 ɕi55 pʰo21) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. The Axi are one of the main linguistic sub-branches of Yi, and the Axi tiaoyue is a dance of the Axi speaking Yi people accompanied by the sanhu.

Axi is spoken in Mile, Shilin, Kunming, Luxi, and Huaning counties by about 110,000 speakers.

From Wikipedia · Axi language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Axi Yi

MeaningWordRomanization
waterʐi²

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Grammar

  • AzhaSino-Tibetan92% alike
  • HlersuSino-Tibetan91% alike
  • KatsoSino-Tibetan89% alike
  • EnuSino-Tibetan89% alike
  • CosaoSino-Tibetan89% alike
  • HoniSino-Tibetan88% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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