India Lyngam
India Lyngam is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Lyngngam is an Austroasiatic language of Northeast India closely related to Khasic languages. Once listed as a dialect of Khasi, Lyngngam has in recent literature been classified as a distinct language and believed to be former Garo speakers. Lyngngam speakers have food and dress similar to the neighboring Garo people, who consider the ancestors of speakers of the Lyngngam language to belong to the Garo Megam tribe. Some speakers of Lyngngam still use surnames which originate from the Garo language.
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Words in India Lyngam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bru* | |
| name | k3rteN* | |
| eye | khmat* | |
| ear | l3kur* | |
| nose | leumut* | |
| tooth | moy5* | |
| tongue | th3lloyt* | |
| hand | ktey* | |
| blood | snam* | |
| bone | T7eN* | |
| skin | snie7meym* | |
| liver | nod* | |
| water | gum* | |
| fire | 3do5* | |
| sun | sNey* | |
| star | khlor* | |
| stone | maw* | |
| mountain | dom* | |
| tree | di3N* | |
| leaf | sla* | |
| night | sen5u* | |
| dog | ksu* | |
| fish | kha* | |
| louse | s3lliet* | |
| one | uwew* | |
| two | ar* | |
| I | n3* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | yew* | |
| drink | d3nniet* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- PnarAustroasiatic42% alike
- KhasiAustroasiatic40% alike
- UAustroasiatic20% alike
- War-JaintiaAustroasiatic16% alike
- TampuanAustroasiatic15% alike
- Rumai PalaungAustroasiatic15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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