Camling
Camling is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Chamling is one of the Kirati languages spoken by the Chamling people, a subgroup of the Kirat (Horsungchha, Dikhalichha, Terahachha, Mulihachha, Ditumachha, Mansungcha, Lipuhochha, Malekungchha, Maidhung, Kherasung, Rakhomi, Bhijaichha, Hodorichha, Yayochha, Pitruchha etc) of Nepal, India and Bhutan. Alternate renderings and names include Chamling, Chamlinge and Rodong. It is closely related to the Bantawa (some Bantawa-speaking communities call their language "Camling") and Puma languages of the Kiranti language family in eastern Nepal, and it belongs to the broader Sino-Tibetan language family. Chamling has SOV word order.
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Words in Camling
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mina* | |
| name | nuN* | |
| eye | micuk* | |
| ear | nabro* | |
| nose | nadipuN* | |
| tooth | kuN* | |
| tongue | lem* | |
| hand | chu* | |
| blood | hi* | |
| bone | saruwa* | |
| skin | huleppa* | |
| liver | lui* | |
| water | wa* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | nam* | |
| star | pitipa* | |
| stone | luNto* | |
| mountain | dibuN* | |
| tree | suNpa* | |
| leaf | labo* | |
| night | khosai* | |
| dog | khlipa* | |
| fish | Nasa* | |
| louse | sor* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | haka* | |
| I | kaNa* | |
| you | khana* | |
| we | kai* | |
| drink | duNma* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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