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Kol (Bangladesh)

Kol (Bangladesh) is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Bangladesh.

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Kol (Bangladesh) · 24.5°N 88.3°E

Kol is a Munda language spoken by a minority in Bangladesh. Kim (2010) considers Kol and Koda to be Mundari cluster languages. Kol villages include Babudaing in Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division, Bangladesh, while Koda-speaking villages include Kundang and Krishnupur.

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Words in Kol (Bangladesh)

MeaningWordRomanization
personadmi*
namenutum*
eyemEt*
earlutur*
nosemu*
toothdata*
tonguealaN*
handti*
bloodmEyom*
bonejaN*
skinharta*
kneethimno*
waterda7*
firesENgEl*
sunCando*
staripil*
stonedhiri*
mountainburu*
treedarE*
leafsakam*
nightnind3*
dogsEta*
fishhako*
onemitoN*
twobaria*
Iin*
youam*
weabo*
drinknu*
seenEl*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • MahaliAustroasiatic81% alike
  • KodaAustroasiatic68% alike
  • SantaliAustroasiatic67% alike
  • MundariAustroasiatic58% alike
  • HoAustroasiatic57% alike
  • KorkuAustroasiatic35% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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