Koireng
Koireng is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Koireng is a Kuki-Chin languages spoken by the Koireng (or Koren) community. Koren are particularly close to Aimol, Purum and Kharam. Its speakers are found mainly in Manipur. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.
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Words in Koireng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | miriN* | |
| name | Naitai* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | kuor* | |
| nose | nar* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | ei* | |
| hand | kut* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | 3ru* | |
| skin | wun* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| breast | TuTu* | |
| liver | thin* | |
| water | tuy* | |
| fire | mai* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| star | arsi* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | TiN* | |
| tree | thiN* | |
| leaf | buo* | |
| night | zan* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | rik* | |
| one | kh3t* | |
| two | kini* | |
| I | key* | |
| you | n3N* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kom (India)Sino-Tibetan65% alike
- PurumSino-Tibetan63% alike
- Falam ChinSino-Tibetan56% alike
- TaraoSino-Tibetan55% alike
- GangteSino-Tibetan51% alike
- ZypheSino-Tibetan51% alike
Grammar
- Suruí Do ParáTupian89% alike
- Kharam NagaSino-Tibetan89% alike
- LamkangSino-Tibetan87% alike
- MoyonSino-Tibetan86% alike
- MararitTamaic86% alike
- HrusoIsolates86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · koir1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nkd