Bujhyal
Bujhyal is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal, by about 3,900 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bhujel, also called Bujhyal, is a Chepangic language of Greater Magaric Branch spoken in central Nepal and Sikkim in India. It is a semi-tonal language, employing a complex array of affixes. Bhujel is a Tibeto-Burman language. Bhujel was granted additional official status in Sikkim in 2022.
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Words in Bujhyal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | meN* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | no* | |
| nose | 7neh* | |
| tooth | sajk* | |
| tongue | l7e* | |
| hand | krut* | |
| blood | w3y* | |
| bone | rhus* | |
| skin | pun* | |
| knee | 7* | |
| liver | sin* | |
| water | ti* | |
| fire | mhe* | |
| sun | 7njam* | |
| stone | baN* | |
| tree | siN* | |
| leaf | mat* | |
| night | nambik* | |
| dog | kuy* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | sek* | |
| one | 7at* | |
| two | nis* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | Ni* | |
| drink | tuN* | |
| see | Tj3w* | |
| hear | saj7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ChepangSino-Tibetan70% alike
- Western MagarSino-Tibetan38% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan35% alike
- Eastern MagarSino-Tibetan33% alike
- HmarSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan31% alike
Grammar
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan84% alike
- KaikeSino-Tibetan84% alike
- BahingSino-Tibetan83% alike
- Sangtam NagaSino-Tibetan82% alike
- PanoboPano-Tacanan82% alike
- YamphuSino-Tibetan82% 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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