Diandongbei-Large Flowery Miao
Diandongbei-Large Flowery Miao is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China.
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The A-Hmao (or Ahmao) language, also known as Large Flowery Miao (pinyin: Dà Huā Miáo), Hua Miao, or Northeast Yunnan (Chinese: 苗语滇东北方言; pinyin: Miáoyǔ Diàndōngběi fāngyán), is a Hmongic language spoken in China. It is the language for which the Pollard script was designed and displays extensive tone sandhi.
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Words in Diandongbei-Large Flowery Miao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tunhu* | |
| name | nci* | |
| eye | ama* | |
| ear | ambh3* | |
| nose | anbi* | |
| tooth | 5ie* | |
| tongue | andlhai* | |
| hand | dhi* | |
| blood | nChau* | |
| bone | achau* | |
| skin | pitei* | |
| knee | faujau* | |
| breast | mhi* | |
| liver | mpi* | |
| water | au* | |
| fire | alidhei* | |
| sun | 𖼐𖽑𖽪𖾐 | |
| star | nuqu* | |
| stone | av3* | |
| mountain | tau* | |
| tree | ntau* | |
| leaf | andlhau* | |
| night | mondhu* | |
| dog | tli* | |
| fish | mbh3* | |
| pig | 𖽐𖼀𖽔𖾐 | ᵐpa³³ |
| louse | tu* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | a* | |
| I | ku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Hmong DawHmong-Mien33% alike
- Hmong NjuaHmong-Mien33% alike
- Gha-muHmong-Mien29% alike
- Hmong DôHmong-Mien26% alike
- Sinicized MiaoHmong-Mien25% alike
- BunuHmong-Mien20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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