Maonan
Maonan is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in China, by about 30 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Maonan language (Chinese: 毛南语; pinyin: Máonán yǔ) is a Kam–Sui language spoken mainly in China by the Maonan people, specifically in northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou. Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Hechi, northern Guangxi, holds a concentrated number of speakers.
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Words in Maonan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | z3n* | |
| name | dan* | |
| eye | nda* | |
| ear | kha* | |
| nose | 7naN* | |
| tooth | hiu* | |
| tongue | ma* | |
| hand | sim* | |
| blood | phyat* | |
| bone | dak* | |
| skin | pi* | |
| knee | kamko* | |
| breast | sE* | |
| liver | tap* | |
| water | nam³ | |
| fire | vi* | |
| sun | lakvan* | |
| star | z3t* | |
| stone | tui* | |
| mountain | koNpya* | |
| tree | mai* | |
| leaf | va* | |
| night | taSen* | |
| dog | ma* | |
| fish | mbyai* | |
| louse | tu* | |
| one | to* | |
| two | ya* | |
| I | he* | |
| you | N* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SuiTai-Kadai58% alike
- Ai-ChamTai-Kadai55% alike
- Mak (China)Tai-Kadai52% alike
- T'enTai-Kadai46% alike
- ChadongTai-Kadai42% alike
- Northern DongTai-Kadai38% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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