Mili language
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| Mili | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
Native speakers | 23,000 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ymh |
| Glottolog | mili1235 |
Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships[2]), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan province, China. Mili is a variety of Lolopo.[3]
Vocabulary
[edit]The following basic vocabulary word list of Mili is from the Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:79-80).
| English gloss | Chinese gloss | Mili 咪俚语 |
|---|---|---|
| One | 一 | tɕʰo²¹ |
| Two | 二 | ȵi³³ |
| Three | 三 | so³³ |
| Four | 四 | li³³ |
| Five | 五 | ŋo²¹ |
| Six | 六 | tɕʰo²¹ |
| Seven | 七 | xə²¹ |
| Eight | 八 | xẽ²¹ |
| Nine | 九 | kɯ³³ |
| Ten | 十 | tʰi³³ |
| Sun | 太阳 | ʔɑ⁵⁵mu³³tɕʰu³³ |
| Moon | 月亮 | xo³³bo³⁵ |
| Sky | 天 | ɤ̃³³tso³³ |
| Ground | 地 | mi²¹li³³ |
| Mountain | 山 | ʂe²¹ |
| Water | 水 | ɤ⁵⁵tsʰou²¹ |
| Fire | 火 | ʔɑ⁵⁵to⁵⁵ |
| Field | 田 | dau⁵⁵mi⁵⁵ |
| Valley | 谷 | tsʰɤ⁵⁵ʂa²¹ |
| Cow | 牛 | y⁵⁵ŋĩ²¹ |
| Sheep | 羊 | ʔɑ⁵⁵tsʰi²¹ |
| Horse | 马 | me²¹ |
| Pig | 猪 | ve²¹ |
| Chicken | 鸡 | ʑi³³ |
| Dog | 狗 | ɑ⁵⁵nu⁵⁵ |
| Eat | 吃饭 | tso⁵⁵dzo²¹ |
| Sleep | 睡觉 | ʑi²¹do³³ |
| Man (male) | 男人 | tsʰo⁵⁵po³³ |
| Woman | 女人 | tsʰo⁵⁵mo³³ |
| House | 房屋 | jɛ⁵⁵xɛ⁵⁵ |
| Clothes | 衣服 | kɑ²¹tɕʰi⁵⁵ |
| Red | 红 | nɤ̃⁵⁵ |
| Black | 黑 | nɑ³³ |
| Street | 街子 | ʑi³³kɑ²¹ |
References
[edit]- ↑ Mili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ "China". Asia Harvest. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ↑ Yang, Cathryn. 2011. Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps. m.s.
- Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer [新平彝族傣族自治县民族志] (1992). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press [云南民族出版社].
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