Vaiphei
Vaiphei is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Vaiphei is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Kuki-Chin languages linguistic sub-branch of the Tibeto-Burman group of languages. It is spoken mainly in the Indian state of Manipur and minutely in Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The dialect spoken in Manipur exhibits a least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Zo-Mizo dialects of the area including Thadou, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Mizo and Gangte languages.
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Words in Vaiphei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | bil* | |
| nose | nak* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | lei* | |
| hand | khut* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | gu* | |
| skin | vun* | |
| knee | khup* | |
| liver | thin* | |
| water | tui* | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | nisa* | |
| star | aksi* | |
| stone | suN* | |
| mountain | taN* | |
| tree | thiN* | |
| night | zan* | |
| dog | ui* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | hik* | |
| one | khat* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | kei* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | keiu* | |
| drink | don* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Tedim ChinSino-Tibetan80% alike
- RalteSino-Tibetan77% alike
- GangteSino-Tibetan75% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan73% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan69% alike
- Thado ChinSino-Tibetan67% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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