War-Jaintia
War-Jaintia is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India and Bangladesh.
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War (also known as Waar or War-Jaintia) is an Austroasiatic language in the Khasic branch spoken in Meghalaya in India and Bangladesh. It is spoken by about 51,000 people in India and 16,000 people in Bangladesh.
It is not to be confused with Khasi War, a Khasi dialect spoken by the closely related War-Khyriam.
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Words in War-Jaintia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Cupro* | |
| name | tuwiaN* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | taraN* | |
| nose | morkoN* | |
| tooth | l3mEn* | |
| tongue | khlit* | |
| hand | te* | |
| blood | rna* | |
| bone | Si7iaN* | |
| skin | snia7* | |
| knee | kliah3nSie* | |
| water | am | |
| fire | SmEn* | |
| sun | CuNE* | |
| star | khl3Smen* | |
| stone | Smia* | |
| mountain | pdeN* | |
| tree | tuwei* | |
| leaf | sli* | |
| night | lama7* | |
| dog | khsia* | |
| fish | hi* | |
| louse | kse* | |
| one | mi* | |
| two | 3* | |
| I | nia* | |
| you | eam* | |
| we | ii* | |
| drink | de7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- PnarAustroasiatic31% alike
- KhasiAustroasiatic24% alike
- India LyngamAustroasiatic16% alike
- KajamanAustronesian14% alike
- ChrauAustroasiatic14% alike
- Central MnongAustroasiatic13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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