Maleng
Maleng is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam and Laos. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Maleng (autonym: /malɛ̤ŋ²/), also known as Pakatan and Bo, is a Vietic language of Laos and Vietnam.
Maleng has the four-way register system of Thavung augmented with pitch.
Malieng, despite having the same name as Maleng, is a dialect of Chut (Chamberlain 2003, Sidwell 2009).
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Words in Maleng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | m3lieN* | |
| name | ten* | |
| eye | m3t* | |
| ear | say* | |
| nose | muh* | |
| tooth | kasaN* | |
| tongue | l3a3* | |
| hand | kadaN* | |
| blood | asam* | |
| bone | saN* | |
| skin | kuxot* | |
| knee | tukun* | |
| breast | p3nu* | |
| liver | lom* | |
| water | dak* | |
| fire | kuh* | |
| sun | motkon* | |
| star | kumi5* | |
| stone | tata* | |
| mountain | NkoN* | |
| tree | k3y* | |
| leaf | ula* | |
| night | tuNop* | |
| dog | To* | |
| fish | uka* | |
| louse | T3y* | |
| one | m3T* | |
| two | ma3* | |
| I | ho* | |
| you | m3yh* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- ChutAustroasiatic46% alike
- MuongAustroasiatic32% alike
- Kriang-KhlorAustroasiatic24% alike
- SouAustroasiatic24% alike
- Northern KatangAustroasiatic23% alike
- Southern KatangAustroasiatic23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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