Bisu
Bisu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bisu (Chinese: 毕苏语) is a Loloish language of Thailand, with a couple thousand speakers in China. Varieties are Bisu proper (Mbisu) and Laomian (Guba), considered by Pelkey to be distinct languages.
The Laomian are classified within the Lahu ethnic group; the Lahu proper call them the "Lawmeh".
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Words in Bisu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | chaN* | |
| name | aNhmEN* | |
| eye | mEn3* | |
| ear | nas3N* | |
| nose | nakhaN* | |
| tooth | sophe* | |
| tongue | manhla* | |
| hand | lapo* | |
| blood | Si* | |
| bone | aNgaw* | |
| skin | aNkho* | |
| knee | pato* | |
| breast | loNpEt* | |
| liver | aNchin* | |
| water | laN* | |
| fire | bitho* | |
| sun | muNhn3N* | |
| star | 3k3* | |
| stone | loba* | |
| mountain | tasE* | |
| tree | c3Nc3N* | |
| leaf | aNpha* | |
| night | muNkhi* | |
| dog | kh3* | |
| fish | loNtE* | |
| louse | hmoN* | |
| one | t3* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | ga* | |
| you | naN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SangkongSino-Tibetan33% alike
- PhunoiSino-Tibetan27% alike
- MpiSino-Tibetan24% alike
- Youle JinuoSino-Tibetan22% alike
- Northwestern NisuSino-Tibetan21% alike
- AkhaSino-Tibetan21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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