Mang
Mang is an Austroasiatic language spoken in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Mảng (autonym: [maŋ35]; Chinese: 莽语; pinyin: Mǎngyǔ) is an Austroasiatic language of Vietnam and China. It is spoken mainly in Lai Châu Province, Vietnam and across the border in Jinping County, China. It was first documented only in 1974.
In China, the Mảng people are also called Chaman (岔满), Abi (阿比), Mengga (孟嘎), Bageran (巴格然), and Mo (莫). They are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bulang (布朗族) (Jinping County Gazetteer 1994).
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Words in Mang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ha* | |
| name | bo* | |
| eye | mat⁷ | |
| ear | laNte* | |
| nose | Nmi* | |
| tooth | m3n* | |
| tongue | l3Ndak* | |
| hand | 7EN* | |
| blood | ham* | |
| bone | CaN* | |
| skin | hak* | |
| knee | saN* | |
| breast | bu* | |
| liver | do7* | |
| water | ʑum¹ | |
| fire | 5iE* | |
| sun | matni* | |
| star | bu* | |
| stone | ToNgi* | |
| mountain | s3ge* | |
| tree | hEo* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | tuaNsuam* | |
| dog | s3* | |
| fish | a* | |
| louse | mabe* | |
| one | mak* | |
| two | ya3* | |
| I | a7u* | |
| you | ami* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SamtaoAustroasiatic18% alike
- Bulo StiengAustroasiatic16% alike
- Jah HutAustroasiatic15% alike
- Eastern KatuAustroasiatic15% alike
- SemnamAustroasiatic13% alike
- ChrauAustroasiatic13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mang1378 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · zng