Shixing
Shixing is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Shixing (Chinese: 史興語; pinyin: Shǐxìngyǔ), also rendered Shuhi, is a Qiangic language of Sichuan, China. Two-thirds of its speakers are monolingual.
Shixing is also known by its Tibetan name Xumi (旭米; Xùmǐ); it is spoken by about 1800 people living by the Shuiluo River 水洛 in Shuiluo Township 水洛乡, Mili Tibetan Autonomous County.
Katia Chirkova reports two varieties.
From Wikipedia · Shixing language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Shixing
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hi* | |
| name | ma* | |
| eye | 53* | |
| tooth | w3* | |
| hand | li* | |
| blood | sE* | |
| bone | SEr3* | |
| skin | r3* | |
| breast | 5u5u* | |
| liver | suE* | |
| water | dʑɜ⁵³ | |
| fire | 53* | |
| sun | 53mi* | |
| star | C3* | |
| mountain | ju* | |
| tree | si* | |
| leaf | biE* | |
| night | wi* | |
| dog | khu3* | |
| fish | yu* | |
| one | ji* | |
| two | 5aku* | |
| I | N3* | |
| you | 5i* | |
| we | NarE* | |
| drink | Chi* | |
| see | do* | |
| hear | ma* | |
| die | S3* | |
| come | Chu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ZhabaSino-Tibetan21% alike
- NaxiSino-Tibetan18% alike
- Stau-DgebshesSino-Tibetan17% alike
- Wuding-Luquan YiSino-Tibetan16% alike
- Sichuan YiSino-Tibetan15% alike
- NamuyiSino-Tibetan15% alike
Grammar
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan82% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan82% alike
- HrusoIsolates82% alike
- BambaraMande81% alike
- KachinSino-Tibetan81% alike
- Central OkinawanJaponic81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · shix1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sxg