Younuo Bunu
Younuo Bunu is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Younuo (also spelled Yuno, Chinese: 优诺语 yōunuò; autonym: ʑou13 nɔ13) is a divergent Hmongic language spoken in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. Mao (2007:129) reports a total of approximately 4,000 speakers.
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Words in Younuo Bunu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | no* | |
| name | mu* | |
| eye | kimo* | |
| ear | k3mui* | |
| nose | kh3mui* | |
| tooth | fun* | |
| tongue | k3mi* | |
| hand | thou* | |
| blood | chun* | |
| bone | thaN* | |
| skin | ku* | |
| knee | toukhui* | |
| breast | mou* | |
| liver | s3n* | |
| water | N* | |
| fire | tou* | |
| sun | hano* | |
| star | lintai* | |
| stone | havei* | |
| mountain | koN* | |
| tree | fo* | |
| leaf | myoN* | |
| night | taNZo* | |
| dog | kou* | |
| fish | mui* | |
| louse | matou* | |
| one | Ze* | |
| two | u* | |
| I | vo* | |
| you | N* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- SheHmong-Mien26% alike
- Gha-muHmong-Mien18% alike
- Jiongnai BunuHmong-Mien18% alike
- Sinicized MiaoHmong-Mien17% alike
- BunuHmong-Mien16% alike
- Hmong DôHmong-Mien16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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