Guiqiong
Guiqiong is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Guiqiong (autonym: ɡuʨhiɐŋ; simplified Chinese: 贵琼; traditional Chinese: 貴瓊; pinyin: Guìqióng) is a Qiangic language of Sichuan, China. There are differences in the phonology of the dialects, but communication is possible. Two or three varieties have low mutual intelligibility with the rest.
It may be the same language as Sötati-pö in early editions of Ethnologue.
Sun (1991) documents Guiqiong of Maiben Township 麦本乡, Yutong District 鱼通区, Kangding County 康定县, Sichuan (Sun 1991:227).
From Wikipedia · Guiqiong language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Guiqiong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu* | |
| name | miNcho* | |
| eye | nia* | |
| ear | no* | |
| nose | 5ogu* | |
| tooth | Xui* | |
| tongue | dzi* | |
| hand | ko* | |
| blood | ci* | |
| bone | guituN* | |
| skin | papa* | |
| knee | bomu* | |
| breast | nini* | |
| liver | phuwu* | |
| water | tʂi | |
| fire | minda* | |
| sun | minch3* | |
| star | CEici* | |
| stone | XuNph3* | |
| mountain | zi* | |
| tree | sanpu* | |
| leaf | papa* | |
| night | silu* | |
| dog | khucEi* | |
| fish | cini* | |
| louse | si* | |
| one | ci* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | N3* | |
| you | nuN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern PumiSino-Tibetan16% alike
- BujhyalSino-Tibetan16% alike
- PelaSino-Tibetan14% alike
- Pangwa NagaSino-Tibetan14% alike
- Leh LadakhiSino-Tibetan13% alike
- ChepangSino-Tibetan13% alike
Grammar
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan87% alike
- Lahu ShiSino-Tibetan86% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan86% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan85% alike
- HrusoIsolates85% alike
- ZhabaSino-Tibetan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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