Usila Chinantec
Usila Chinantec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Usila is a Chinantec language of Mexico. It is most similar to Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec, with which it has 50% intelligibility (intelligibility in the reverse direction is 85%, presumably due to greater familiarity in that direction).
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Words in Usila Chinantec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Cie* | |
| name | xmisaii* | |
| eye | mne* | |
| ear | tarakua* | |
| nose | tadyei7* | |
| tooth | mxa* | |
| tongue | oseg7* | |
| hand | sikua* | |
| blood | xmdyei* | |
| bone | oua7* | |
| skin | alo* | |
| knee | oxne* | |
| breast | tyixe7* | |
| liver | osoce* | |
| water | oxm* | |
| fire | oxdyilo7* | |
| sun | dyie* | |
| star | nai* | |
| stone | mkau* | |
| mountain | ama7* | |
| tree | a7ma* | |
| leaf | oua* | |
| night | nai* | |
| dog | acai* | |
| fish | xonxua* | |
| louse | axm* | |
| one | ko* | |
| two | teu* | |
| I | xnia* | |
| you | nei* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ojitlán ChinantecOtomanguean28% alike
- Palantla ChinantecOtomanguean26% alike
- Sochiapam ChinantecOtomanguean22% alike
- Comaltepec ChinantecOtomanguean21% alike
- Quiotepec ChinantecOtomanguean21% alike
- Ozumacín ChinantecOtomanguean19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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