Simte
Simte is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Simte is a Kuki-Chin language of India. It is spoken primarily by the Simte in Northeastern India, who are concentrated in Manipur and adjacent areas of Mizoram and Assam. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kuki-Chin dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Vaiphei, Paite, Kom and Gangte. It is written in Latin script.
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Words in Simte
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | n3miN* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | bil* | |
| nose | nah* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | l3y* | |
| hand | khut* | |
| blood | si* | |
| bone | guh* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| breast | noy* | |
| liver | sin* | |
| water | tuy* | |
| fire | m3y* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| star | ahsi* | |
| stone | suaNpi* | |
| mountain | taN* | |
| tree | siN* | |
| dog | uy* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | kh3h* | |
| one | kh3t* | |
| two | nih* | |
| I | k3y* | |
| you | n3N* | |
| we | k3w* | |
| drink | don* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- GangteSino-Tibetan73% alike
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan62% alike
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan62% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan58% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan55% alike
- Paite ChinSino-Tibetan54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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