Mpi
Mpi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mpi is a Loloish language of Thailand. The number of speakers is in decline. It is spoken in the following two villages in northern Thailand.
Ban Dong (บ้านดง), Tambon Suan Khuean (สวนเขื่อน), Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province (autonym: m̩˧pi˥˧ in Ban Dong)
Ban Sakoen (บ้านสะเกิน), Tambon Yot (ยอด), Song Khwae District, Nan Province (autonym: kɔ˥˧ in Ban Sakoeng)
From Wikipedia · Mpi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mpi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | choN* | |
| name | mmi* | |
| eye | 5cho* | |
| ear | mpha* | |
| nose | NkhoN* | |
| tooth | oso* | |
| tongue | olo* | |
| hand | lophu* | |
| blood | si* | |
| bone | o73* | |
| skin | okho* | |
| knee | NkoN* | |
| breast | mpo* | |
| liver | oth3* | |
| water | cho7* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | 5iwo* | |
| star | piki* | |
| stone | solo7* | |
| mountain | opyo* | |
| tree | sot3* | |
| leaf | opha7* | |
| night | uNkhwi7* | |
| dog | kh3* | |
| fish | No* | |
| louse | se* | |
| one | th37* | |
| two | 5i* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | noN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- MonAustroasiatic86% alike
- Bokar-RamoSino-Tibetan85% alike
- HuAustroasiatic85% alike
- AzhaSino-Tibetan85% alike
- Aja (Benin)Atlantic-Congo84% alike
- Longchuan AchangSino-Tibetan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · mpii1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mpz