Wambule
Wambule is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Wambule (; Nepali: वाम्बुले, romanized: Vāmbulē) is a Kiranti language spoken by the Wambule Rai, one of the Rai groups belonging to the Kiranti (किरान्ती) ethnolinguistic family of eastern Nepal. Wambule is spoken by more than 5000 people living around the confluence of the Sunkosi (सुनकोसी) and Dudhkosi (दूधकोसी) rivers near Kui-Bhir Hill. The Wambule-speaking area comprises the southernmost part of Okhaldhunga district, the westernmost part of Khotang district, the northernmost part of Udayapur district, and the northeasternmost part of Sindhuli district.
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Words in Wambule
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | muyo* | |
| name | di* | |
| eye | bisi* | |
| ear | dwabu* | |
| nose | dusum* | |
| tooth | gumso* | |
| tongue | lyam* | |
| hand | la* | |
| blood | usu* | |
| bone | rusu* | |
| skin | kwakte* | |
| knee | pumCi* | |
| breast | kuCu* | |
| liver | di* | |
| water | kaku | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | dwam* | |
| star | soru* | |
| stone | luN* | |
| mountain | pipsyirmo* | |
| tree | rukh* | |
| leaf | moli* | |
| night | rat* | |
| dog | Cali* | |
| fish | Nwaso* | |
| louse | syari* | |
| one | kwa* | |
| two | nisi* | |
| I | uNgu* | |
| you | unu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- JerungSino-Tibetan54% alike
- BahingSino-Tibetan32% alike
- ThulungSino-Tibetan25% alike
- SunwarSino-Tibetan20% alike
- Kulung (Nepal)Sino-Tibetan19% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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