Pela
Pela is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China and Myanmar, by about 400 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Pela or Bola (Chinese: 波拉; autonym: pə³¹la⁵⁵, exonym: po³¹no⁵¹) is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma.
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Words in Pela
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| ear | nă.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ | |
| tongue | ʃa⁵⁵ | |
| hand | laʔ³¹ | |
| liver | saŋ³⁵ | |
| water | ɣəi⁵⁵ | |
| fire | mi³¹ | |
| sun | pui⁵⁵ | |
| moon | la̠³⁵ | |
| star | kji̠⁵⁵ | |
| wind | ləi⁵⁵ | |
| tree | sak⁵⁵ | |
| leaf | a³¹ faʔ⁵⁵ | |
| dog | kʰui³⁵ | |
| fish | ŋə̆ta³¹ | |
| pig | vaʔ³¹ | |
| one | ta³¹ | |
| five | ŋa³¹ | |
| ten | tə̆.tʰai⁵⁵ | |
| I | ŋa⁵⁵ | |
| you | nɔ̃⁵⁵ | |
| what | pɛ̠⁵⁵ | |
| drink | ʃauʔ⁵⁵ | |
| sleep | ja̠p⁵⁵ | |
| tea | faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ | |
| salt | tʰa³⁵ | |
| thank you | a³¹kju̠⁵⁵ kɔ̠³⁵ vɛ³⁵ | |
| house | ja̠m⁵⁵ | |
| money | ŋø⁵⁵ | |
| full | pjaŋ³⁵ |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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