Southern Bai
Southern Bai is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.
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Words in Southern Bai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nɛ̃³³ni²¹ | |
| person | 5ienk3* | |
| name | mi3* | |
| eye | Nwa* | |
| ear | yakapien* | |
| nose | phien* | |
| tooth | cipo* | |
| tongue | cha* | |
| hand | s3u* | |
| blood | swa* | |
| bone | kwatu* | |
| skin | pe* | |
| knee | kocat3u* | |
| breast | noN* | |
| liver | kaN* | |
| water | ɕy³³ | |
| fire | xui³³ | |
| sun | 5ia* | |
| star | sy3* | |
| stone | cho* | |
| mountain | sen* | |
| tree | c3u* | |
| leaf | sa* | |
| night | sy3pho* | |
| dog | khwaN* | |
| fish | oN* | |
| horse | maix | |
| louse | syi* | |
| one | a* | |
| two | koN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central BaiSino-Tibetan38% alike
- Northern BaiSino-Tibetan34% alike
- Hakka ChineseSino-Tibetan19% alike
- CantoneseSino-Tibetan18% alike
- Xiang ChineseSino-Tibetan16% alike
- Gan ChineseSino-Tibetan16% alike
Grammar
- Northern BaiSino-Tibetan98% alike
- Central BaiSino-Tibetan98% alike
- MoklenAustronesian92% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic92% alike
- AzhaSino-Tibetan91% alike
- Rumai PalaungAustroasiatic91% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.