Kangjia
Kangjia is a Mongolic-Khitan language spoken in China, by about 1,000 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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The Kangjia language (Chinese: 康家语; pinyin: Kāngjiāyǔ) is a Mongolic language spoken by a Muslim population of around 300 people in Jainca (Jianzha) County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai province of China. As to its taxonomic affiliation, Kangjia seems to be an intermediate between Bonan language and Santa language (Dongxiang).
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Words in Kangjia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | k3n* | |
| name | nere* | |
| eye | n3d3* | |
| ear | CiXo* | |
| nose | Xuar* | |
| tooth | Sid3N* | |
| tongue | kilio* | |
| hand | Xar* | |
| blood | Cisun* | |
| bone | yasun* | |
| skin | arasun* | |
| knee | v3id3* | |
| breast | meme* | |
| water | m3rs3n* | |
| fire | Xar* | |
| sun | naro* | |
| star | f3to* | |
| stone | taXaSi* | |
| mountain | ula* | |
| tree | jasun* | |
| night | 3d3Si* | |
| dog | nuXuai* | |
| fish | jiXasun* | |
| louse | b3s3n* | |
| one | niXo* | |
| two | quar* | |
| I | bi* | |
| you | Ci* | |
| we | b3de* | |
| drink | uCi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- East YugurMongolic-Khitan43% alike
- MongghulMongolic-Khitan43% alike
- BonanMongolic-Khitan40% alike
- DongxiangMongolic-Khitan34% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan33% alike
- MogholiMongolic-Khitan28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kang1281 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kxs