Hmar
Hmar is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Hmar language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken as the primary language by the Hmar people of Northeast India. Speakers of Hmar often use Mizo as their second language.
From Wikipedia · Hmar language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Hmar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mihriem* | |
| name | hmiN* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | na* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | lei* | |
| hand | kut* | |
| bone | ru* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| water | tui* | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | nisa* | |
| star | arasi* | |
| tree | thin* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| one | pakhat* | |
| two | pahni* | |
| I | ka* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | kan* | |
| see | en* | |
| hear | Naithlak* | |
| die | thi* | |
| come | huN* | |
| path | lam* | |
| new | athar* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan65% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan64% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan59% alike
- Bawm ChinSino-Tibetan59% alike
- RalteSino-Tibetan58% alike
- Haka ChinSino-Tibetan57% 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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