Paite Chin
Paite Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Paite is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the northeastern sub-branch of Kuki-Chin branch. It is spoken by the Paite people in India and Tedim Chins in Myanmar. There are different Paite dialects; some notable Paite dialects are Bukpi, Lousau, Valpau, Dapzal, Tuichiap, Sukte, Dim, Lamzang and Sihzang. The language exhibits mutual intelligibility with the other languages of the region including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom, Gangte and other languages.
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Words in Paite Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mihiN* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| nose | nak* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | lei* | |
| hand | xut* | |
| blood | sisan* | |
| bone | guk* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | xuk* | |
| breast | noi* | |
| liver | sin* | |
| water | tǔy | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| star | aksi* | |
| stone | suaN* | |
| mountain | muallian* | |
| tree | siN* | |
| leaf | 3nte7* | |
| night | zaN* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | Nasa* | |
| louse | hik* | |
| one | xat* | |
| two | ni7* | |
| I | kei* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ei* | |
| drink | don* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan80% alike
- ZouSino-Tibetan70% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan64% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan60% alike
- RalteSino-Tibetan60% alike
- Thado ChinSino-Tibetan57% alike
Grammar
- KunzaIsolates88% alike
- DjeoromitxíNuclear-Macro-Je83% alike
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan83% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan83% alike
- NatchezIsolates82% alike
- Thado ChinSino-Tibetan82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · pait1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pck