Dhimal
Dhimal is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Nepal. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Dhimal is a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal spoken by about 20,000 people, mainly in the Terai of Koshi Province. There is an eastern and western dialect, which are separated by the Kankai River. Most people transcribe Dhimal into Devanagari and there are standard conventions for extra phonological distinctions.
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Words in Dhimal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dyaN* | |
| name | mi* | |
| eye | mi* | |
| ear | nhatoN* | |
| nose | nhapu* | |
| tooth | tasiN* | |
| tongue | detoN* | |
| hand | khur* | |
| blood | hiti* | |
| bone | hara* | |
| skin | dhale* | |
| knee | tirhu* | |
| breast | tumta* | |
| liver | tumsiN* | |
| water | ci | |
| fire | me* | |
| sun | sanhe* | |
| star | phur* | |
| stone | unthui* | |
| mountain | lakh* | |
| tree | sute* | |
| leaf | lhapha* | |
| night | nhisanta* | |
| dog | khiya* | |
| fish | heya* | |
| louse | sira* | |
| one | enoN* | |
| two | nheloN* | |
| I | ka* | |
| you | na* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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