Tarao
Tarao is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tarao, Taraotrong or Tarau is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.
It is marginally (70%) intelligible with Chothe.
The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.
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Words in Tarao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | kur* | |
| nose | nar* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | imloy* | |
| hand | asek* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | saru* | |
| skin | ibuN* | |
| knee | ikhuk* | |
| breast | lukhe* | |
| liver | siin* | |
| water | nuy | |
| fire | may* | |
| sun | ni* | |
| star | orsi* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| tree | thiN* | |
| leaf | thiNbur* | |
| night | khulow* | |
| dog | uy* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| one | ikhot* | |
| two | ini* | |
| I | koy* | |
| you | noN* | |
| we | kayni* | |
| drink | tuyin* | |
| see | mu* | |
| hear | ruNay* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- KoirengSino-Tibetan55% alike
- Kom (India)Sino-Tibetan52% alike
- Falam ChinSino-Tibetan51% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan51% alike
- PurumSino-Tibetan50% alike
- ZypheSino-Tibetan49% alike
Grammar
- GangteSino-Tibetan88% alike
- Khumi ChinSino-Tibetan86% alike
- East-Central Tangkhul NagaSino-Tibetan86% alike
- LamkangSino-Tibetan86% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan86% alike
- Southern Tangkhul NagaSino-Tibetan86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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