Danau
Danau is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Danau, also spelled Htanaw or Danaw (Burmese: ထနော့ [tʰənɔ̰], endonym: ကနော် [kənɒ̀]), is an Austroasiatic language of Myanmar (Burma). It is the most divergent member of the Palaungic branch (Sidwell 2010). According to community estimates (2023), Danau is spoken by about 3,000 people in six villages near Aungban, Kalaw Township, Shan State. Danau was described as a "critically endangered" language in UNESCO's 2010 Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.
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Words in Danau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lo* | |
| name | ma7* | |
| eye | Noi* | |
| ear | kat3n* | |
| nose | kad3t* | |
| tooth | p3iN* | |
| tongue | to7* | |
| hand | ti* | |
| blood | kanon* | |
| bone | kanoN* | |
| skin | kad3t* | |
| knee | toNko7* | |
| breast | bu* | |
| water | un* | |
| fire | 5on* | |
| sun | chi* | |
| star | kalon* | |
| stone | kamu* | |
| mountain | bue* | |
| tree | 8e* | |
| leaf | lo* | |
| night | kokho* | |
| dog | co7* | |
| fish | phyaN* | |
| louse | ci* | |
| one | akot* | |
| two | on* | |
| I | o7* | |
| you | m37* | |
| we | e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Riang (Myanmar)Austroasiatic26% alike
- HuAustroasiatic19% alike
- Ruching PalaungAustroasiatic17% alike
- Shwe PalaungAustroasiatic15% alike
- Man MetAustroasiatic14% alike
- Ong-IrAustroasiatic13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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