Falam Chin
Falam Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Falam Chin (also known as Lai) is a Kuki-Chin language in Falam Township, Chin State, Myanmar.
Falam Chin is closely related to most Central Chin languages, especially Hakha Chin. The Falam people are primarily Christian and have translated the Bible into Falam Chin.
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Written down
Mikip in bangrep ii zalen nak le sunlawih nak thawn, bangrep in covo nei in, asuak mi kan si. Anmah in hleidan thei nak fim nak le nuncan neih thei nak ruah nak nei ii, pakhat le pakhat duh dawt nak, pawl awk nak nei ding asi.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Falam Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | hmin | |
| mountain | tlang | |
| tree | thingkung | |
| dog | uico | |
| fish | nga | |
| bird | vate | |
| louse | hrik | |
| one | khat | |
| two | hnih | |
| I | keimah | |
| you | nangmah | |
| we | kanmah |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan68% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan65% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan62% alike
- Haka ChinSino-Tibetan62% alike
- ZypheSino-Tibetan60% alike
- Bawm ChinSino-Tibetan60% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · fala1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · cfm