Thado Chin
Thado Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Thadou, Kuki, or Thado Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Northeastern sub-branch of Kuki-Chin. It is spoken by the Thadou people in Northeast India (specifically in Manipur and Assam).
The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.
The language is known by many names, including Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thādo, Thaadou Kuki, or just Kuki or Chin.
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Words in Thado Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | bil* | |
| nose | nai* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | lei* | |
| hand | xut* | |
| blood | thisan* | |
| bone | gu* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | xup* | |
| breast | no3* | |
| water | túi | |
| fire | kamsan* | |
| sun | nisa* | |
| star | a7si* | |
| stone | song* | |
| mountain | muol* | |
| tree | thiNphung* | |
| leaf | na* | |
| night | zan* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | nga* | |
| louse | hit* | |
| one | xat* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | kei* | |
| you | nang* | |
| we | keiho* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- VaipheiSino-Tibetan67% alike
- GangteSino-Tibetan59% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan58% alike
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan58% alike
- Paite ChinSino-Tibetan57% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan57% alike
Grammar
- YawaYawa-Saweru84% alike
- KunzaIsolates83% alike
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan83% alike
- Paite ChinSino-Tibetan82% alike
- TaginSino-Tibetan81% alike
- Khumi ChinSino-Tibetan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · thad1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tcz