Southern Qiandong Miao
Southern Qiandong Miao is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China.
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Written down
Leb leb nis zib youl nangs, mex ad sheit nangd zend yanl nhangs njanl lib. Mix mex lix xinb gaot liangt send, leb leb lies nhangs ghob nab ghob geud nangd.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Southern Qiandong Miao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | na* | |
| name | qapE* | |
| eye | 5uma* | |
| ear | qanE* | |
| nose | ponE* | |
| tooth | mi* | |
| tongue | qa5i* | |
| hand | pE* | |
| blood | Shen* | |
| bone | poshoN* | |
| skin | qat3u* | |
| knee | fhuCu* | |
| breast | mo* | |
| liver | funECoN* | |
| water | 3u* | |
| fire | t3u* | |
| sun | na* | |
| star | taqa* | |
| stone | poxe* | |
| mountain | po* | |
| tree | t3u* | |
| leaf | qan3u* | |
| night | neimaN* | |
| dog | LE* | |
| fish | nE* | |
| louse | kenta* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | o* | |
| I | va* | |
| you | mo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern Qiandong MiaoHmong-Mien40% alike
- Eastern Qiandong MiaoHmong-Mien25% alike
- Jiongnai BunuHmong-Mien21% alike
- Gha-muHmong-Mien20% alike
- Central Huishui HmongHmong-Mien20% alike
- Hmong DawHmong-Mien20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.