Kutang Ghale
Kutang Ghale is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kutang, also known as Kutang Ghale, Kuke, and Kukay, is a minor Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. Anthropologist Geoff Childs notes that "the term Kukay literally means "Language of Kutang," but it has a double meaning in that the first syllable - ku, for Kutang - is a homonym of the first sylllbe of the Tibetan word for their, kuma. Therefore, Kukay is also interpreted to mean "stolen language," since it incorporates words and phrases from several neighboring languages, including Tibetan."
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Words in Kutang Ghale
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | myo* | |
| ear | nEnEm* | |
| nose | n3Zik* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | li* | |
| bone | chik* | |
| skin | ri* | |
| knee | pujup* | |
| breast | Chu* | |
| water | kyu* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | tyabo* | |
| star | kormo* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | loN* | |
| tree | toNbo* | |
| leaf | lEm* | |
| night | mun* | |
| dog | kyo* | |
| fish | Nyo* | |
| louse | SEt* | |
| one | tyo* | |
| two | 5i* | |
| I | 3n* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | h5anoN* | |
| drink | thuN* | |
| see | toN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern GhaleSino-Tibetan66% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan62% alike
- Eastern TamangSino-Tibetan34% alike
- JadSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Spiti BhotiSino-Tibetan31% alike
- Seke (Nepal)Sino-Tibetan31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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