Jad
Jad is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Pakistan. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Jad (Dzad), also known as Bhotia and Tchhongsa, is a language spoken by a community of about 300 in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, in India. It is spoken in several villages, and the three major villages are Jadhang, Nelang and Pulam Sumda in the Harsil sub-division of the Uttarkashi District. Jad is closely related to the Lahaul–Spiti language, which is another Tibetic language. Jad is spoken alongside Garhwali, Mahasu Pahari, Kinnauri Pahari and Hindi. Code switching between Jad and Garhwali is very common. The language borrows some vocabulary from both Hindi and Garhwali. It is primarily a spoken language.
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Words in Jad
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | 3myok* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | Te* | |
| hand | lagpa* | |
| blood | thak* | |
| liver | Cenba* | |
| water | Cu* | |
| fire | me* | |
| star | k3rma* | |
| stone | doa* | |
| tree | pa* | |
| dog | khi* | |
| fish | 5a* | |
| one | Tig* | |
| two | 5i* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | khyo* | |
| we | Ne* | |
| drink | thuN* | |
| see | thoN* | |
| hear | 53n* | |
| die | Sia* | |
| come | onya* | |
| new | swa* | |
| full | tem* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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