Red Gelao
Red Gelao is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in China and Vietnam. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Vandu or Red Gelao is an endangered Gelao language spoken in two villages of Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. 1–2 speakers have also been located across the border in Malipo County, Yunnan, China.
Samarina (2011), which includes lengthy word lists and audio recordings, is the most detailed linguistic description to date.
From Wikipedia · Vandu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Red Gelao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | v3i7* | |
| eye | latei* | |
| ear | k3l3* | |
| nose | qaLua* | |
| tooth | kipoN* | |
| tongue | domlaN* | |
| hand | mam3n* | |
| blood | pai* | |
| bone | madua* | |
| skin | laqau* | |
| knee | dokho* | |
| breast | liCu7* | |
| liver | tuatua7* | |
| water | ʔaŋ¹³ | |
| fire | ho* | |
| sun | madua* | |
| star | mandu* | |
| stone | lax3* | |
| mountain | monjo* | |
| tree | jeima* | |
| leaf | di7au* | |
| night | CindaN* | |
| dog | haN* | |
| fish | molei* | |
| louse | moto* | |
| one | njei* | |
| two | s3i* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | m3n* | |
| we | totya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- A'ouTai-Kadai15% alike
- Duoluo GelaoTai-Kadai14% alike
- Laha (Viet Nam)Tai-Kadai14% alike
- Hagei GelaoTai-Kadai14% alike
- White LachiTai-Kadai11% alike
- Yimchungru NagaSino-Tibetan11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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