Nyaheun
Nyaheun is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos.
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Nyaheun (autonym: Heun /hɐɐɲ/) is a Mon–Khmer language of the Bahnaric branch spoken in southern Laos. Chazée (1999:95) estimates the population at 4,200, while the 1995 Laotian census places the Nyaheun population at 5,152. According to Ethnologue, the language is "vigorous," which means it is spoken by people of all ages in its home community.
Nyaheun speakers were formerly distributed in the Senamnoy and Sepian valleys, but due to logging and hydroelectric power projects, they were forcibly relocated to Ban Tayeukseua (Tagneugsua; about 10 km southwest of Houeikong), and a new village 8 km north of Houeikong (near Ban Thongvay) (Sidwell 2003:21).
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Words in Nyaheun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nnuyh* | |
| name | s3* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | pit* | |
| nose | muh* | |
| tooth | p3N* | |
| tongue | piat* | |
| hand | ti* | |
| blood | pham* | |
| bone | gr33N* | |
| skin | sruat* | |
| knee | muhko* | |
| breast | toh* | |
| liver | klom* | |
| water | dak* | |
| fire | u5* | |
| sun | n3e* | |
| star | tuan* | |
| stone | nwo* | |
| mountain | brwo* | |
| tree | tom7loN* | |
| leaf | hla* | |
| night | maN* | |
| dog | To* | |
| fish | blak* | |
| louse | Te* | |
| one | muy* | |
| two | ban* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | sa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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