Jiongnai Bunu
Jiongnai Bunu is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈语; pinyin: Jiǒngnàiyǔ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔŋ33 nai33] or [kjaŋ31 nɛ31]; kjɔŋ33 means 'mountain', while nai33 means 'people'. Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.
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Words in Jiongnai Bunu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nE* | |
| name | mpa* | |
| eye | muwE* | |
| ear | mpya* | |
| nose | mpyo* | |
| tooth | mE* | |
| tongue | mpli* | |
| hand | Ca* | |
| blood | 8i* | |
| bone | 8aN* | |
| skin | kyeu* | |
| knee | holyeu* | |
| breast | niZa* | |
| liver | heN* | |
| water | aN* | |
| fire | to* | |
| sun | ntoN* | |
| star | kantaN* | |
| stone | Za* | |
| mountain | ZaN* | |
| tree | ntaN* | |
| leaf | mplaN* | |
| night | n3unCa* | |
| dog | kla* | |
| fish | mpya* | |
| louse | ta* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | u* | |
| I | wa* | |
| you | m3N* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- SheHmong-Mien33% alike
- BunuHmong-Mien28% alike
- Southern Qiandong MiaoHmong-Mien21% alike
- Chuanqiandian Cluster MiaoHmong-Mien20% alike
- Western Mashan HmongHmong-Mien20% alike
- Central Huishui HmongHmong-Mien20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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