Dongxiang
Dongxiang is a Mongolic-Khitan language spoken in China, by about 200 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Santa language, also known as Dongxiang (simplified Chinese: 东乡语; traditional Chinese: 東鄉語; pinyin: Dōngxiāngyǔ), is a Mongolic language spoken by the Dongxiang people in Northwest China.
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Words in Dongxiang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ekie | |
| father | ada | |
| child | kewosi | |
| name | niere | |
| friend | dosi | |
| eye | nudung | |
| ear | chighin | |
| nose | khawa | |
| tooth | shidun | |
| tongue | kielien | |
| hand | kha | |
| head | qierun | |
| blood | chusun | |
| knee | odou | |
| water | usu | |
| fire | khan | |
| sun | naran | |
| moon | sara | |
| star | hodun | |
| snow | chasun | |
| wind | kai | |
| stone | tashi | |
| river | moron | |
| tree | mutun | |
| leaf | lachin | |
| fish | zhagvasun | |
| bird | bunzhu | |
| horse | morei | |
| pig | khighei | |
| snake | mogvei |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MongghulMongolic-Khitan43% alike
- BonanMongolic-Khitan39% alike
- East YugurMongolic-Khitan36% alike
- KangjiaMongolic-Khitan34% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan30% alike
- MogholiMongolic-Khitan27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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