Buriat
Buriat is a Mongolic-Khitan language spoken in Russia and Mongolia, by about 219 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Words in Buriat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | эхэ | exe |
| father | эсэгэ | esege |
| child | хүүгэд | xüüged |
| man | эрэ хүн | ere xün |
| woman | эхэнэр | exener |
| name | нэрэ | nere |
| friend | нүхэр | nüxer |
| eye | нюдэн | njuden |
| ear | шэхэн | šexen |
| nose | хамар | xamar |
| tooth | шүдэ | šüde |
| tongue | хэлэн | xelen |
| hand | гар | gar |
| heart | зүрхэн | bxr |
| head | толгай | tolgaj |
| blood | шуһан | šuhan |
| bone | яһан | jahan |
| skin | арһан | arhan |
| knee | үвдэг | üvdeg |
| liver | эльгэн | elʹgen |
| water | уһан | uhan |
| fire | гал | gal |
| sun | наран | naran |
| moon | һара | hara |
| star | одон | odon |
| sky | тэнгэри | tengeri |
| rain | бороо | boroo |
| snow | саһан | sahan |
| wind | һалхи | halxi |
| stone | шулуун | šuluun |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mongolia BuriatMongolic-Khitan50% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan37% alike
- China BuriatMongolic-Khitan33% alike
- MongolianMongolic-Khitan30% alike
- DagurMongolic-Khitan28% alike
- East YugurMongolic-Khitan26% alike
Grammar
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan93% alike
- TuvinianTurkic92% alike
- MongolianMongolic-Khitan92% alike
- Mrassu Shor-TutalTurkic91% alike
- BashkirTurkic90% alike
- DagurMongolic-Khitan89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.