Jeh
Jeh is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam and Laos.
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Jeh (also spelled Die, Gie, Yaeh) is a language spoken by more than fifteen thousand people in Vietnam. There are also several thousand speakers in the Laotian provinces of Xekong and Attapu.
From Wikipedia · Jeh language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Jeh
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | m3Naj* | |
| name | t3li7* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | pat* | |
| nose | muh* | |
| tooth | si7neN* | |
| tongue | r3piat* | |
| hand | ti* | |
| blood | pham* | |
| bone | k3siaN* | |
| skin | pal* | |
| knee | kroN* | |
| breast | toh* | |
| liver | klEm* | |
| water | daːk | |
| fire | on* | |
| sun | matNay* | |
| star | hloN* | |
| stone | t3mou* | |
| mountain | Nuk* | |
| tree | loN* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | maN* | |
| dog | Tou* | |
| fish | ka* | |
| louse | k3Tay* | |
| one | muy* | |
| two | bal* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | mi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Phong-KniangAustroasiatic96% alike
- Old KhmerAustroasiatic93% alike
- Eastern PenanAustronesian93% alike
- Waima'aAustronesian92% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic92% alike
- SedangAustroasiatic92% 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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