Negidal
Negidal is a Tungusic language spoken in Russia, by about 74 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Negidal (also spelled Neghidal) is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East, mostly in Khabarovsk Krai, along the lower reaches of the Amur River. Negidal belongs to the Northern branch of Tungusic, together with Evenki and Even. It is particularly close to Evenki, to the extent that it is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Evenki.
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Words in Negidal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| ear | sēn | |
| water | мӯ | mū |
| wind | эдын | |
| stone | ӡolo | |
| dog | ӈи̇нахи̇н | |
| fish | оло | |
| bird | дэғӣ | dəɣī |
| horse | моји̣н | |
| three | елан | |
| four | диғин | |
| ten | ӡа̄н | |
| I | би | |
| you | сӣ |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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