Lepcha
Lepcha is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, Bhutan, and Nepal, by about 75 thousand people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Lepcha, also called Róng (Lepcha: ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ; Róng ríng), is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lepcha people in Sikkim, India and parts of West Bengal, Nepal, and Bhutan.
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Words in Lepcha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ᰊᰣᰤᰪ | taʔyu |
| blood | ᰟᰧ | vi |
| water | ᰣᰫᰵ | ʔúng |
| fire | ᰕᰧ | mi |
| cat | ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰪ | ʔályu |
| fish | ᰅᰫ | ngú |
| money | ᰀᰩᰮ | kóm |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan24% alike
- Northern GhaleSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Mising-Padam-Miri-MinyongSino-Tibetan19% alike
- JirelSino-Tibetan18% alike
- KmanSino-Tibetan18% alike
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan18% alike
Grammar
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan84% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan82% alike
- Angosturas TuneboChibchan81% alike
- HrusoIsolates81% alike
- NaruaSino-Tibetan80% alike
- MendeMande80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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