Waxianghua
Waxianghua is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Waxiang (simplified Chinese: 瓦乡话; traditional Chinese: 瓦鄉話; pinyin: Wǎxiānghuà; ɕioŋ˥tsa˧) is a divergent variety of Chinese, spoken by the Waxiang people, an unrecognized ethnic minority group in the northwestern part of Hunan province, China. Waxiang is a distinct language, and is very different from the surrounding Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang Chinese, and the Eastern Miao (Xong) languages.
From Wikipedia · Waxiang Chinese · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Waxianghua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oN* | |
| eye | Naicu* | |
| ear | 5iaNtu* | |
| nose | pikaN* | |
| tooth | Nochi* | |
| tongue | cota* | |
| hand | Si3u* | |
| blood | SiE* | |
| bone | kuota* | |
| breast | ma* | |
| liver | koN* | |
| fire | fo* | |
| star | Si* | |
| stone | Nalauku* | |
| leaf | so* | |
| dog | khuai* | |
| fish | 5i3u* | |
| louse | sa* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | co* | |
| I | u* | |
| you | 5i* | |
| we | o* | |
| see | moN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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