Western Kayah
Western Kayah is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Thailand and Myanmar, by about 150 thousand people.
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Words in Western Kayah
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pra* | |
| name | mui* | |
| eye | maCyaplo* | |
| ear | khalak33* | |
| nose | nina* | |
| tooth | khukhie* | |
| tongue | pli* | |
| hand | t3khu* | |
| blood | ꤞꤝꤤ꤬ | thwì |
| bone | krui* | |
| skin | pha* | |
| knee | khama* | |
| liver | Cy33* | |
| water | ꤓꤛꤢꤩ꤭ | htyē |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | t3mo* | |
| star | sha* | |
| stone | lo* | |
| mountain | sho* | |
| tree | Cyo* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | mokhi* | |
| dog | thui* | |
| fish | ta* | |
| louse | Cy33* | |
| one | t3pra* | |
| two | 5iepra* | |
| four | ꤜꤝꤟꤤ꤭ | lwī̤ |
| I | va* | |
| you | na* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yintale KarenSino-Tibetan35% alike
- Manumanaw KarenSino-Tibetan34% alike
- Phrae Pwo KarenSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Kayan LahwiSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Eastern KayahSino-Tibetan31% alike
- Yinbaw KarenSino-Tibetan31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.