Bahing
Bahing is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Bahing is one of the ethnicities present in Nepal which consist of the following ancestors: Paiwa, Dungmowa, Rukhusalu, Waripsawa, Timriwa, Dhimriwa, Nayango, Dhayango, Khaliwa/Khaluwa, Rendukpa/Rendu, and Rungbu. These ancestors spoke the Bahing language. The Bahing language was recorded (census 2021) to be spoken by 14449 people of the Bahing ethnic group in Nepal. It belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Sino-Tibetan.
The group Rumdali is also known as Nechali among some of them.
From Wikipedia · Bahing language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bahing
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | muryeu* | |
| name | ning* | |
| eye | michi* | |
| ear | neu* | |
| nose | neu* | |
| tooth | khleu* | |
| tongue | lyam* | |
| hand | gublem* | |
| blood | hesi* | |
| bone | reusye* | |
| skin | kokte* | |
| knee | pokchi* | |
| breast | kuCu* | |
| liver | ding* | |
| water | वाँकु | vā̃ku |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | nam* | |
| star | soru* | |
| stone | lung* | |
| mountain | syerte* | |
| tree | dhyaksi* | |
| leaf | swapho* | |
| night | teugnaCi* | |
| dog | khlicha* | |
| fish | gna* | |
| louse | syar* | |
| one | kwong* | |
| two | niksi* | |
| I | gu* | |
| you | go* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- JerungSino-Tibetan87% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan85% alike
- JuangAustroasiatic85% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan85% alike
- KaikeSino-Tibetan84% alike
- ByangsiSino-Tibetan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · bahi1252 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bhj