Gangte
Gangte is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gangte is a Sino-Tibetan language of Kuki-Chin linguistic sub branch of Northeastern India. Its speakers primarily live in Manipur and the adjacent areas of Meghalaya and Assam. The language appears to be homogeneous with no known dialectal variation and exhibits at least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Chin-Kuki-Mizo dialects of the area. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language.
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Words in Gangte
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | bil* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | l3y* | |
| hand | khut* | |
| blood | this3n* | |
| bone | gu* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| breast | noy* | |
| water | tuy* | |
| fire | m3y* | |
| sun | nisa* | |
| star | aksi* | |
| stone | soN* | |
| mountain | taNduN* | |
| tree | thiN* | |
| leaf | na* | |
| dog | uy* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | hik* | |
| one | kh3t* | |
| two | nih* | |
| I | k3y* | |
| you | n3N* | |
| we | 3y* | |
| drink | don* | |
| see | mu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan60% alike
- Thado ChinSino-Tibetan59% alike
Grammar
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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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