Northern Qiang
Northern Qiang is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Northern Qiang is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Qiangic branch, more specifically falling under the Tibeto-Burman family. It is spoken by approximately 60,000 people in East Tibet, and in north-central Sichuan Province, China.
Unlike its close relative Southern Qiang, Northern Qiang is not a tonal language.
From Wikipedia · Northern Qiang language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Northern Qiang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | n3* | |
| name | rm3* | |
| eye | q3n* | |
| ear | n3ku* | |
| nose | stoq* | |
| tooth | S3* | |
| tongue | z3q* | |
| hand | j3po* | |
| blood | so* | |
| bone | r3paC* | |
| skin | n3r3pi* | |
| knee | Xu3rSqu3r* | |
| breast | popo* | |
| liver | si* | |
| water | ze | |
| fire | m3* | |
| sun | mun* | |
| star | Xj3* | |
| stone | Xlu* | |
| mountain | ˈβuɹpu | |
| tree | ph3q* | |
| leaf | khSoq* | |
| night | aSa* | |
| dog | khu3* | |
| fish | Xc3* | |
| louse | xC3* | |
| one | a* | |
| two | xn3* | |
| I | qo* | |
| you | ku3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern QiangSino-Tibetan22% alike
- Southern PumiSino-Tibetan14% alike
- MantsiSino-Tibetan14% alike
- Eastern MuyaSino-Tibetan13% alike
- Stau-DgebshesSino-Tibetan13% alike
- KhroskyabsSino-Tibetan12% alike
Grammar
- Southern QiangSino-Tibetan84% alike
- ChakSino-Tibetan83% alike
- ErsuSino-Tibetan83% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan82% alike
- JerungSino-Tibetan82% alike
- Stau-DgebshesSino-Tibetan82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nort2722 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · cng