Yamphu
Yamphu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yamphu language is a Kirati language spoken by the Kirat Yamphu people, a Kirati people of the Himalayas of Nepal. Tomyang (Chongka) is a dialect spoken by only 20 people. Both it and Yamphe are distinct. Southern Yamphu is also considered to be Southern Kirat Lorung language. These varieties are all closely related.
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Words in Yamphu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ya7mi* | |
| name | niN* | |
| eye | mik* | |
| ear | nE7Ek* | |
| nose | na7u* | |
| tooth | kyEN* | |
| tongue | lim* | |
| hand | huk* | |
| blood | hari* | |
| bone | seku7wa* | |
| skin | s3guk* | |
| knee | tumruk* | |
| breast | nua* | |
| liver | ruNmajuwa* | |
| water | yoNwa* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | n3m* | |
| star | saNge* | |
| stone | r3Ngu7wa* | |
| tree | SiNbu* | |
| leaf | a7wa* | |
| night | Sinda* | |
| dog | hu7wa* | |
| fish | Na* | |
| louse | sik* | |
| one | ikho* | |
| two | nici* | |
| I | ka* | |
| you | hana* | |
| we | kaniN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Southern YamphuSino-Tibetan69% alike
- YakkhaSino-Tibetan43% alike
- AthpariyaSino-Tibetan34% alike
- ChintangSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Kulung (Nepal)Sino-Tibetan31% alike
- BelhariyaSino-Tibetan31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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