China Buriat
China Buriat is a Mongolic-Khitan language spoken in China, Russia, and Mongolia, by about 65 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Words in China Buriat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | xuN* | |
| name | n3r* | |
| eye | Nud* | |
| ear | Six* | |
| nose | xomor* | |
| tooth | Sud* | |
| tongue | xil* | |
| hand | gor* | |
| blood | Suxu* | |
| bone | yoxo* | |
| skin | xolyu* | |
| knee | ubd3g* | |
| breast | omru* | |
| liver | il3g* | |
| water | uxu* | |
| fire | gol* | |
| sun | nor* | |
| star | od* | |
| stone | Sulu* | |
| mountain | ul* | |
| tree | mod* | |
| leaf | nobSu* | |
| night | oroi* | |
| dog | noxoi* | |
| fish | cogos* | |
| louse | bux3* | |
| one | n3g* | |
| two | xoyir* | |
| I | nod* | |
| you | Som* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan49% alike
- Mongolia BuriatMongolic-Khitan35% alike
- BuriatMongolic-Khitan33% alike
- MongolianMongolic-Khitan33% alike
- DagurMongolic-Khitan33% alike
- Khamnigan MongolMongolic-Khitan27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.