Northern Pumi
Northern Pumi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Words in Northern Pumi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | ma* | |
| eye | 53* | |
| ear | n3cu* | |
| nose | 5igo* | |
| tooth | xui* | |
| tongue | L3* | |
| hand | y3* | |
| blood | sEi* | |
| bone | zoqo* | |
| skin | zi* | |
| breast | ni* | |
| liver | cu* | |
| water | tɕɯ⁵⁵ | |
| fire | ma* | |
| sun | bi* | |
| star | ci* | |
| stone | guolu* | |
| mountain | zi* | |
| tree | sebu* | |
| leaf | po* | |
| dog | khi* | |
| fish | ju* | |
| louse | Si* | |
| one | ta* | |
| two | nu* | |
| I | ie* | |
| you | 5u* | |
| we | Ezi* | |
| drink | thE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern PumiSino-Tibetan31% alike
- Eastern MuyaSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Northern GhaleSino-Tibetan17% alike
- GuiqiongSino-Tibetan16% alike
- MaruSino-Tibetan16% alike
- Southern QiangSino-Tibetan15% alike
Grammar
- Southern PumiSino-Tibetan89% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan89% alike
- HrusoIsolates86% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan85% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan85% alike
- BugunSino-Tibetan84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.