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Nyishi-Hill Miri

Nyishi-Hill Miri is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, by about 230 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Nyishi-Hill Miri · 27.3°N 93.7°E

Nishi (also known as Nyishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch spoken in Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng, Pakke Kesang, Kamle districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Darrang District of Assam in India. According to the 2011 census of India, the population of the Nishi speakers is approximately 280,000. Though there are plenty of variations across regions, the dialects of Nishi, such as Akang, Aya, Nyishi (raga), Tagin are easily mutually intelligible, with the exception of the rather small in population Bangni-Bangru and Solung Dialects being very different from the former. 'Nisi' is sometimes used as a cover term for western Tani languages.

Nishi is a subject–object–verb language.

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Words in Nyishi-Hill Miri

MeaningWordRomanization
personnyi*
eyeenyi*
earnyuruN*
nosenyippum*
toothehi*
tonguerow*
handalak*
bloodui*
bonealo*
skinepin*
breastsibe*
liveresin*
waterisi
fireime*
sundonyi*
startakar*
stoneeli*
mountainmodi*
treesem*
leafnane*
nightayi*
dogikh*
fishnguyi*
lousetehi*
oneakin*
twoenyi*
INo*
youno*
weNul*
drinktidu*

* 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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