Jirel
Jirel is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Jirel is a Southern Tibetic language of Nepal. It is spoken in Jiri, in Tshetrapa village, Jungu village, and Cheppu village of Dolakha District and Sindhupalchok and different parts of Nepal.
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Words in Jirel
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | namZok* | |
| nose | nou* | |
| tooth | sa* | |
| tongue | च्येला | |
| hand | lakpa* | |
| bone | ruba* | |
| skin | kokten* | |
| knee | gura* | |
| breast | trhaN* | |
| liver | Chimpak* | |
| water | Chu* | |
| fire | me* | |
| sun | 5ima* | |
| star | karma* | |
| stone | do* | |
| mountain | bom* | |
| tree | doNbo* | |
| leaf | Somak* | |
| night | gwaka* | |
| dog | ki* | |
| fish | 5a* | |
| louse | Sik* | |
| one | dokpei* | |
| two | 5i* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | kho* | |
| we | NuruN* |
* 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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