Biao-Jiao Mien
Biao-Jiao Mien is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Biao Min, or Biao-Jiao Mien, is a Hmong–Mien language of China. The two varieties, Biao Min and Jiaogong Mian, are evidently not mutually intelligible.
From Wikipedia · Biao Min language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Biao-Jiao Mien
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | min* | |
| name | bau* | |
| ear | blau* | |
| nose | bli* | |
| tooth | Na* | |
| tongue | blin* | |
| hand | pau* | |
| blood | san* | |
| bone | sw3* | |
| skin | din* | |
| knee | pliTwai* | |
| breast | nep3* | |
| liver | Lan* | |
| water | 3n* | |
| fire | t3u* | |
| sun | nwai* | |
| star | SecaN* | |
| stone | lau* | |
| mountain | d3n* | |
| tree | dyaN* | |
| leaf | nan* | |
| night | moN* | |
| dog | klu* | |
| fish | bla* | |
| louse | dam* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | w3i* | |
| I | k3u* | |
| you | m3i* | |
| we | Ta* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Biao MonHmong-Mien73% alike
- Dzao MinHmong-Mien34% alike
- Kim MunHmong-Mien33% alike
- Iu MienHmong-Mien27% alike
- Central Huishui HmongHmong-Mien17% alike
- Northern Qiandong MiaoHmong-Mien17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · biao1254 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bje