Stoney
Stoney is a Siouan language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Stoney—also called Nakota or Nakoda, Isga [ˈiʃɡɑ] (in the Alexis dialect) or Îyethka [ĩˈjes̪kə] (in the Mînî Thnî dialect), and formerly Alberta Assiniboine—is a member of the Dakota subgroup of the Mississippi Valley grouping of the Siouan languages. The Dakotan languages constitute a dialect continuum consisting of Santee-Sisseton (Dakota), Yankton-Yanktonai (Dakota), Teton (Lakota), Assiniboine, and Stoney.
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Words in Stoney
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wiCha* | |
| eye | iSta* | |
| ear | nux* | |
| tooth | hi* | |
| tongue | Cayze* | |
| hand | nape* | |
| head | pa | |
| blood | we* | |
| skin | ha* | |
| knee | tahangay* | |
| breast | aze* | |
| liver | tape* | |
| water | mni* | |
| fire | ine* | |
| sun | wi* | |
| stone | ompabin* | |
| tree | Cha* | |
| leaf | wahpay* | |
| night | ha* | |
| dog | Suka* | |
| fish | hoxa* | |
| louse | haya* | |
| one | waZi* | |
| two | nup* | |
| I | miye* | |
| you | niye* | |
| we | ukiye* | |
| drink | yatka* | |
| hear | xu* | |
| die | te* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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