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Naxi

Naxi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China, by about 310 thousand people.

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Naxi (Naxi pronunciation: [nɑ˨˩ ɕi˧˧]), also known as Nakhi, Nasi, Lomi, Moso, or Mo-su, is a Sino-Tibetan language or group of languages spoken by approximately 310,000 Nakhi people, most of whom live in or around Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in the province of Yunnan in South China.

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Words in Naxi

MeaningWordRomanization
namemiq
eyemieq
bloodsai
waterjjiq
firemi
moonheimei
riverhoq
fishni
twoni
blacknaq

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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