Kayan Lahwi
Kayan Lahwi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand and Myanmar.
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Kayan, also known as, Padaung of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. The Kayan dialects share more than 90% lexical similarity. Padaung is 71% to 76% lexically similar to Lahta.
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Words in Kayan Lahwi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pralvu* | |
| name | namyv3* | |
| eye | musaphlvu* | |
| ear | lvku* | |
| nose | lvphu* | |
| tooth | sukh3* | |
| tongue | plei* | |
| hand | cvkhvu* | |
| blood | swi* | |
| bone | Shwi* | |
| skin | pha* | |
| knee | halei* | |
| liver | sv3* | |
| water | Sh3* | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | mv3* | |
| star | sha* | |
| stone | lvu* | |
| mountain | shau* | |
| tree | sv3mv3* | |
| leaf | 8v3la* | |
| night | mv3kh3* | |
| dog | thwi* | |
| fish | ta* | |
| louse | s3* | |
| one | lapra* | |
| two | n3* | |
| drink | o* | |
| see | uSh3* | |
| hear | nah3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yinbaw KarenSino-Tibetan50% alike
- Yintale KarenSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Western KayahSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Manumanaw KarenSino-Tibetan31% alike
- Phrae Pwo KarenSino-Tibetan30% alike
- Eastern KayahSino-Tibetan28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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