Bori-Karko
Bori-Karko is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China, India, and Bhutan.
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Bori is a Tani language of India. Bori is spoken in Payum Circle, West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh (Megu 1988).
Bori is spoken by the Bori, an indigenous tribal people of India.
Post (2013) and Ethnologue classify Karko as a variety of Bori.
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Words in Bori-Karko
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ami* | |
| name | am3n* | |
| eye | 3mit* | |
| ear | 5eruN* | |
| nose | 5ebuN* | |
| tooth | hipaN* | |
| tongue | ayo* | |
| hand | alak* | |
| blood | 3tyi* | |
| bone | aloN* | |
| skin | asik* | |
| knee | l3b3N* | |
| breast | aChun* | |
| liver | ayin* | |
| water | asi | |
| fire | 3m3* | |
| sun | do5i* | |
| star | takar* | |
| stone | 3liN* | |
| mountain | d3t3* | |
| tree | 3siN* | |
| leaf | an3* | |
| night | yomaN* | |
| dog | 3ki* | |
| fish | oNo* | |
| louse | besi* | |
| one | akon* | |
| two | a5i* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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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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