Phunoi
Phunoi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand and Laos. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Phunoi (Sinsali) is a Loloish language of northern Laos. Dialects are divergent and may be distinct languages; these are Black Khoany, White Khoany, Mung, Hwethom, Khaskhong. Bradley cites six languages within Phunoi.
In Phongsaly Province, Phunoi is spoken in Phongxaly District and Bun Tay District (including in Langne Village) (Kingsada 1999).
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Words in Phunoi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sha* | |
| name | hmin* | |
| eye | bya* | |
| ear | hna* | |
| nose | l3ka* | |
| tooth | she* | |
| tongue | hla* | |
| hand | la* | |
| blood | s3* | |
| bone | ajaw* | |
| skin | hlu7* | |
| knee | b3tu* | |
| breast | lasi* | |
| liver | sin* | |
| water | la* | |
| fire | bi* | |
| sun | monisi* | |
| star | b3k3si* | |
| stone | l3pho* | |
| mountain | s3pupba* | |
| tree | Tin* | |
| leaf | apha* | |
| night | kh3tha* | |
| dog | kh3* | |
| fish | jate* | |
| louse | s3n* | |
| one | n3N* | |
| two | soN* | |
| I | ganom* | |
| you | na* |
* 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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