Kok Borok
Kok Borok is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Bangladesh, by about 700 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kokborok (or Tripuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from kók meaning "verbal" or "language" and borok meaning "people" or "human". It is one of the ancient languages of Northeast India.
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Words in Kok Borok
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | bwrwi | |
| hand | yak | |
| water | twi | |
| bird | tok | |
| pig | wak | |
| two | nwi | |
| three | tham | |
| ten | chi |
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Vocabulary
- TipperaSino-Tibetan57% alike
- Riang (India)Sino-Tibetan51% alike
- DimasaSino-Tibetan49% alike
- Tiwa (India)Sino-Tibetan47% alike
- UsuiSino-Tibetan44% alike
- KachariSino-Tibetan39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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