Tai Dón
Tai Dón is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in China, Vietnam, and Laos, by about 280 thousand people.
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Tai Dón (ꪼꪕ ꪒ꪿ꪮꪙ, /taj˦.dɔn˦˥/), also known as Tai Khao (/taj˦.xaːw˨/) or White Tai, is a Tai language of northern Vietnam, Laos, and China.
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Words in Tai Dón
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | ꪝꪮꫀ | |
| person | kun* | |
| name | Cu* | |
| eye | ta* | |
| ear | vauhu* | |
| nose | laN* | |
| tooth | xEu* | |
| tongue | lin* | |
| hand | mu* | |
| head | ꪬꪺ | ho |
| blood | l3t* | |
| bone | lup* | |
| skin | naN* | |
| knee | hoxau* | |
| breast | nu* | |
| liver | tap* | |
| water | nam* | |
| fire | fai* | |
| sun | tavin* | |
| star | lau* | |
| stone | hin* | |
| mountain | pu* | |
| tree | mai* | |
| leaf | vau* | |
| night | kaNxam* | |
| dog | ma* | |
| fish | pa* | |
| louse | hau* | |
| one | nuN* | |
| two | soN* |
* 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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