Chak
Chak is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, by about 4,000 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Sak (also known as Cak, Chak, or Tsak) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Sal branch spoken in Bangladesh and Myanmar by the Chak people.
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Words in Chak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lu* | |
| name | 7amiN* | |
| eye | 7ami7* | |
| ear | 7ak3na* | |
| nose | 7as3k3nu* | |
| tooth | 7as3va* | |
| tongue | 7as3li* | |
| hand | t3hu* | |
| blood | se* | |
| bone | 7am3ra* | |
| skin | 7ala7* | |
| knee | 7atahvu* | |
| breast | 7acu7* | |
| liver | 7aNsiN* | |
| water | 73* | |
| fire | vaiN* | |
| sun | c3mi7* | |
| star | s3kaiNs3* | |
| stone | kyo7* | |
| mountain | t3go* | |
| tree | 7aphaN* | |
| leaf | 7ata7* | |
| night | na7tai7* | |
| dog | kvu* | |
| fish | t3na* | |
| louse | si7* | |
| one | t3* | |
| two | niN* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | naN* |
* 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
Glottolog · chak1270 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ckh