Dzao Min
Dzao Min is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China.
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Dzao Min (Chinese: 藻敏, Zao Min) is a Hmong–Mien language of China. Mao (2004:306) reports a total of more than 60,000 speakers in Liannan County and Yangshan County of Guangdong, and in Yizhang County of Hunan. The speakers from Bapai, Guangdong are also called Bapai Yao (八排瑶族).
The earliest published study of Dzao Min is that of Wong (1939).
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Words in Dzao Min
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | min* | |
| name | bu* | |
| ear | byu* | |
| nose | bit* | |
| tooth | NyE* | |
| tongue | bEt* | |
| hand | pu* | |
| blood | cyEn* | |
| bone | hiN* | |
| skin | dip* | |
| knee | gENkupEi* | |
| breast | anin* | |
| liver | hoN* | |
| water | m³ | |
| fire | tu* | |
| sun | nai* | |
| star | houhEN* | |
| stone | cu* | |
| mountain | kwi* | |
| tree | dyN* | |
| leaf | num* | |
| night | moN* | |
| dog | ku* | |
| fish | byu* | |
| louse | dam* | |
| one | a* | |
| two | vi* | |
| I | cyE* | |
| you | mui* | |
| we | bu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kim MunHmong-Mien39% alike
- Iu MienHmong-Mien36% alike
- Biao-Jiao MienHmong-Mien34% alike
- Biao MonHmong-Mien30% alike
- Jiongnai BunuHmong-Mien13% alike
- Kutang GhaleSino-Tibetan13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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