Bawm Chin
Bawm Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bawm or Bawm Zo, also known as Banjogi, is a Kuki-Chin language primarily spoken in Bangladesh. It is also spoken in adjacent regions of Northeast India and Myanmar. The Bawms that live on the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh call their settlements "Bawmram", which literally means an area or location inhabited by Bawms.
In Mizoram, India, Bawm is spoken in Chhimtuipui district, Lunglei district, and Aizawl district (Ethnologue). It is also spoken in the states of Tripura and Assam.
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Words in Bawm Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | minuN* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | nakkho* | |
| nose | nar* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | lai* | |
| hand | kut* | |
| blood | thiSEn* | |
| bone | ru7* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| liver | thin* | |
| water | ti* | |
| fire | mai* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| star | arfi* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | tlaN* | |
| tree | theiN* | |
| leaf | na* | |
| night | jan* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| one | p3khat* | |
| two | p3ni* | |
| I | keima* | |
| you | naNma* | |
| we | k3nma* | |
| drink | din* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Haka ChinSino-Tibetan69% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan69% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan67% alike
- MizoSino-Tibetan63% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan60% alike
- Kharam NagaSino-Tibetan60% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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