Dimasa
Dimasa is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.
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The Dimasa language is a Boroic language spoken by the Dimasa people of the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Nagaland. The Dimasa language is known to Dimasas as "Grao-Dima" and it is similar to Boro, Kokborok and Garo languages. The Dimasa language is one of the oldest languages spoken in North East India, particularly in Assam, Nagaland.
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Words in Dimasa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | subuN* | |
| name | myiN* | |
| eye | mu* | |
| ear | khamao* | |
| nose | guN* | |
| tooth | hathai* | |
| tongue | salai* | |
| hand | yao* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | begereN* | |
| skin | bugur* | |
| knee | yasugu* | |
| breast | abo* | |
| liver | batla* | |
| water | di | |
| fire | wai* | |
| star | hatrai* | |
| stone | loNthai* | |
| mountain | haZu* | |
| tree | bophaN* | |
| leaf | balai* | |
| night | horh* | |
| dog | sisa* | |
| fish | na* | |
| louse | thikhu* | |
| one | se* | |
| two | gini* | |
| I | aN* | |
| you | nuN* | |
| we | Zinisi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- KachariSino-Tibetan50% alike
- Kok BorokSino-Tibetan49% alike
- BodoSino-Tibetan47% alike
- Tiwa (India)Sino-Tibetan41% alike
- TipperaSino-Tibetan36% alike
- Riang (India)Sino-Tibetan34% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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