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Lahu

Ladhof

Lahu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar, by about 450 thousand people.

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Lahu · 21.3°N 100.2°E

Lahu (endonym: Ladhof, pronounced [lɑ˥˧xo˩]) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lahu people of China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. It is widely used in China, both by Lahu people, and by other ethnic minorities in Yunnan, who use it as a lingua franca. However, the language is not widely used nor taught in any schools in Thailand, where many Lahu are refugees and illegal immigrants, having crossed into Thailand from Myanmar.

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Words in Lahu

MeaningWordRomanization
womanmâ
personCho*
nameomE*
eyemE*
earnapo*
nosenaqho*
toothCi*
tonguexatE*
handlaSE*
bloodsi*
boneomuku*
skinog3*
kneekh3ciqu*
breastCu*
liveroSE*
waterí-kâʔ
fireami*
sunmuni*
starm3k3*
stonexap3*
mountainqho*
treesi*
leafopha*
nighttakh3*
dogph3*
fishNa*
louseSe*
onete*
twoni*
Ingal

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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  • AzhaSino-Tibetan91% alike
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  • BangruSino-Tibetan90% alike
  • MaruSino-Tibetan90% alike
  • LashiSino-Tibetan89% alike

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

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