Cao Miao
Cao Miao is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in China.
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Cao Miao (Chinese: 草苗; autonym: mjiu55 ɲaŋ33) is a variety of Dong (Kam) according to Shi Lin (2012). Dialects include Liushi ("Sixty") Miao 六十苗, Sishi ("Forty") Miao 四十苗, and Ershi ("Twenty") Miao 二十苗 (also known as Flowery Miao 花苗). The Flowery Miao 花苗 do not consider themselves to be Cao Miao 草苗, although their language is similar to Sixty Miao and Forty Miao (Shi 2012).
From Wikipedia · Cao Miao language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Cao Miao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 53n* | |
| name | kwon* | |
| eye | ta* | |
| ear | kha* | |
| nose | naN* | |
| hand | mya* | |
| bone | lak* | |
| knee | mhya* | |
| water | nam* | |
| fire | wui* | |
| sun | khaN* | |
| stone | tyin* | |
| mountain | C3n* | |
| tree | m3i* | |
| night | tyan* | |
| dog | khwa* | |
| fish | pa* | |
| louse | n3n* | |
| one | Lau* | |
| two | ya* | |
| I | yau* | |
| you | 5a* | |
| we | tau* | |
| drink | Can* | |
| see | t3i* | |
| hear | thiN* | |
| die | t3i* | |
| come | mha* | |
| path | 7oN* | |
| new | mh3i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Northern DongTai-Kadai62% alike
- Southern DongTai-Kadai47% alike
- SuiTai-Kadai31% alike
- Tai YaTai-Kadai31% alike
- Laha (Viet Nam)Tai-Kadai31% alike
- AitonTai-Kadai30% alike
Grammar
- HalangAustroasiatic92% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic92% alike
- Central ChongAustroasiatic91% alike
- TsatAustronesian91% alike
- SheHmong-Mien90% alike
- Northern BaiSino-Tibetan89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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