Nusu
Nusu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.
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The Nusu language is a Loloish language spoken by the Nu people of China and Myanmar. There are three dialects: Northern, Southern, and Central. The Central dialect of Miangu is the prestige dialect and is understood fairly well by speakers of other dialects.
Lama (2012) observes a sound change, *r- > Ø- from Proto-Loloish, as a Nusoish innovation.
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Words in Nusu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | su* | |
| name | mrer* | |
| eye | mraji* | |
| ear | nas3r* | |
| nose | nako* | |
| tooth | sua* | |
| tongue | fia* | |
| hand | la* | |
| blood | sui* | |
| bone | xru* | |
| skin | khuxri* | |
| knee | phucilu* | |
| breast | nunu* | |
| liver | c3r* | |
| water | ɹi³¹gɹɑ⁵³ | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | 5i* | |
| star | krulo* | |
| stone | lu* | |
| mountain | lo* | |
| tree | sicer* | |
| leaf | phaLa* | |
| night | suo* | |
| dog | khui* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | S3r* | |
| one | thi* | |
| two | m* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | 5u* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Wuding-Luquan YiSino-Tibetan28% alike
- PholaSino-Tibetan27% alike
- LashiSino-Tibetan27% alike
- PelaSino-Tibetan27% alike
- ZaiwaSino-Tibetan26% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · nusu1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nuf