Blang
Blang is an Austroasiatic language spoken in China, Thailand, and Myanmar.
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Blang (Pulang) is a Waic language cluster spoken by the Blang people of China and Myanmar. Within China, the Blang nationality operates as a broad, umbrella category that encompasses numerous distinct non-Wa, non-Palaung Austroasiatic-speaking communities across Yunnan province. This official ethnic classification includes the proper Blangs who actually belong to the Waic subgroup of the Palaungic branch, and virtually all Angkuic-speaking groups.
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Words in Blang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | poi* | |
| name | mul* | |
| eye | Nai* | |
| ear | Zuk* | |
| nose | mul* | |
| tooth | xaN* | |
| tongue | kaptak* | |
| hand | ti7* | |
| blood | nam* | |
| bone | ka7aN* | |
| skin | hak* | |
| knee | Naika7qhoN* | |
| breast | po7* | |
| liver | ka7tom* | |
| water | ʔum¹ | |
| fire | Nual* | |
| sun | Nai7Ni7* | |
| star | ka7moiN* | |
| stone | ka7mu7* | |
| mountain | nkoN* | |
| tree | khu7* | |
| leaf | la7* | |
| night | ti7puh* | |
| fish | ka7* | |
| louse | nxoiN* | |
| one | ka7ti7* | |
| two | la7al* | |
| I | 7u7* | |
| you | mi7* | |
| we | E7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SamtaoAustroasiatic42% alike
- Zhenkang WaAustroasiatic40% alike
- South WaAustroasiatic38% alike
- Western LawaAustroasiatic35% alike
- Lavia-Awalai-Damangnuo AwaAustroasiatic34% alike
- Shwe PalaungAustroasiatic31% 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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