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Wayu

Wayu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal, by about 1,500 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Wayu · 27.3°N 86.1°E

Vayu (वायु), also known as Wayu or Hayu (हायु) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal by about 1,520 people in Bagmati Province. Dialects include Pali Gau (पालि गाउ), Mudajor, Sukajor, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, and Marin Khola.

The Vayu language features SOV ordering. There are strong Nepali influences in its phonology, lexicon, and grammar. Its uses the Devanagari script as its writing system. There are no known monolingual speakers of the language, as its speaking population also uses Nepali. Despite a lack of monolingual children, use of Vayu has survived into the 21st century

From Wikipedia · Vayu language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Wayu

MeaningWordRomanization
persontso*
namemiN*
eyemek*
earnokCuN*
noseco7no*
toothlu*
handgot*
bloodyi*
boneru*
skinkukCo*
kneekhokali*
waterti
fireme*
sunlogaN*
stonelopho*
treexwamsi*
leaflo*
nightyeksa*
dogori*
lousesek*
onekolu*
twonakpu*
Igu*
yougon*
wegu*
drinktun*
seejeN*
diemet*
comephit*
pathlom*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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