Tsou
Tsou is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 2,100 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tsou (, (T)SOH; Tsou: Cou) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tsou people of Taiwan. Tsou-speakers are located in the west-central mountains southeast of the Alishan area in southern Taiwan.
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Words in Tsou
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | amo | |
| head | fnguu | |
| water | chumu | |
| stone | fatu | |
| fish | yoskʉ | |
| horse | ʼuma | |
| snake | fkoi | |
| banana | cnʉmʉ | |
| apple | heesi |
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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