Nga La
Nga La is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar.
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Matu, also known as Matu Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Myanmar, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. Matu is the most commonly spoken language in Matupi Township outside of Burmese language, which is the official language of Myanmar. A written script for Matu was created in 1954 by Rev. Johnson and Rev. Ngai Tim.
The Matu dialects share 78%–89% lexical similarity. Matu shares 66%–71% lexical similarity with Thaiphum Chin.
Rawngtu Chin is spoken in Mindat township, Chin State, as well as in 2 villages of Htilin township, Magway Region.
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Written down
Thlangboeih he rhimomna, vanpitna, yalpona hamhmoel ka tawn thlang la cuun la ng’om u. Thlanghing he athae-then paekboe thaina neh yakming thaina moeiboe ka tawn thlang la n’om u dong ah khat neh khat lungvat na neh thloehlan voekhlak u thae ham om.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Nga La
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | a7ni7* | |
| name | NmiN* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | nNa* | |
| nose | NaXoN* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | nlai* | |
| hand | kut* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | nXu7* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | khuklu* | |
| liver | nthin* | |
| water | tui | |
| fire | mai* | |
| sun | mik* | |
| star | asi* | |
| stone | luNtou* | |
| mountain | tLaN* | |
| tree | thiNkuN* | |
| leaf | Na7* | |
| night | yin* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | nga | |
| louse | hik* | |
| one | pakhat* | |
| two | paNi7* | |
| five | panga | |
| I | kai* | |
| you | naN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Daai ChinSino-Tibetan57% alike
- Kaang ChinSino-Tibetan53% alike
- Chinbon ChinSino-Tibetan53% alike
- HmarSino-Tibetan44% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan44% alike
- Falam ChinSino-Tibetan43% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngal1291 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hlt