Bugun
Bugun is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bugun, also known as Khowa, is a small possible language isolate spoken in Arunachal Pradesh state of India by the Bugun. They numbered about 1,700 in 2011.
From Wikipedia · Bugun language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bugun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pran* | |
| eye | meyak* | |
| ear | kho* | |
| nose | ephuN* | |
| tooth | 5en* | |
| tongue | rhi* | |
| hand | wat* | |
| blood | ephoai* | |
| bone | azeN* | |
| skin | okhu* | |
| knee | sphow* | |
| breast | 5iyaw* | |
| liver | ephin* | |
| water | kʰo | |
| fire | boe* | |
| sun | hanayaN* | |
| star | sadiyiwaN* | |
| stone | lapau* | |
| mountain | lahe* | |
| tree | hiN* | |
| leaf | arap* | |
| night | habiyaw* | |
| dog | chai* | |
| fish | ua* | |
| louse | rek* | |
| one | jo* | |
| two | 5eN* | |
| I | ko* | |
| you | no* | |
| we | gathue* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DuhumbiSino-Tibetan18% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan15% alike
- Eastern PuroikSino-Tibetan15% alike
- Atong (India)Sino-Tibetan14% alike
- Northwestern NisuSino-Tibetan14% alike
- KochSino-Tibetan14% alike
Grammar
- HrusoIsolates92% alike
- LimbuSino-Tibetan92% alike
- Rongmei NagaSino-Tibetan92% alike
- KalamangWest Bomberai92% alike
- TuvinianTurkic90% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · bugu1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bgg