Sherdukpen
Sherdukpen is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, by about 9,663 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sherdukpen (autonym: Mey) is a small language of India. It is one of the Kho-Bwa languages. There are two distinct varieties, Mey of Shergaon and Mey of Rupa. The name Sherdukpen comes from the words Shergaon and Tukpen (the Monpa name for Rupa) (Blench & Post 2011:3). The language is known to speakers as Mey nyuk.
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Words in Sherdukpen
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | jinin* | |
| eye | khibi* | |
| ear | khuthuN* | |
| nose | nuphuN* | |
| tooth | nuthuN* | |
| tongue | lapho* | |
| hand | ik* | |
| blood | ha* | |
| bone | skit* | |
| skin | skuk* | |
| knee | khlokpu* | |
| breast | 5uN* | |
| liver | acje* | |
| water | kʰo | |
| fire | ba* | |
| sun | nini* | |
| star | chuzuk* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | lu* | |
| tree | hiNthuN* | |
| leaf | alap* | |
| night | nuphusaN* | |
| dog | phitha* | |
| fish | 5u* | |
| one | han* | |
| two | 5it* | |
| I | gu* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | ga* | |
| drink | iN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- DuhumbiSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Eastern PuroikSino-Tibetan17% alike
- BugunSino-Tibetan15% alike
- Wancho NagaSino-Tibetan14% alike
- Lainong NagaSino-Tibetan14% alike
- GhariAustronesian14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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