Sapuan
Sapuan is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos.
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Sapuan (autonym: səpuar) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken in the single village of Ban Sapuan, located approximately 40 km north of Attapeu. Jacq and Sidwell (1999) provide a short grammar. Sidwell (2003) reports a population of just under 1,000. Chazée (1999:93) gives a lower estimate of 480.
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Words in Sapuan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | b3nuy* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | t3pit* | |
| nose | muh* | |
| tooth | p3N* | |
| tongue | piat* | |
| hand | ti* | |
| blood | pojam* | |
| bone | k3rd3aN* | |
| skin | suat* | |
| knee | t3kaw* | |
| liver | kl3m* | |
| water | dak | |
| fire | u5* | |
| sun | t3Nay* | |
| star | p3tuar* | |
| stone | t3mo* | |
| mountain | koN* | |
| tree | t3m* | |
| leaf | khaloN* | |
| night | maN* | |
| dog | To* | |
| fish | tr3* | |
| louse | Tay* | |
| one | muy* | |
| two | bar* | |
| I | ay* | |
| you | say* | |
| we | mua5* | |
| drink | ok* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- YinchiaAustroasiatic98% alike
- HalangAustroasiatic97% alike
- UAustroasiatic94% alike
- Central ChongAustroasiatic94% alike
- Northern RoglaiAustronesian94% alike
- BlangAustroasiatic93% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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