Mili language

Mili
Native toChina
RegionYunnan
Native speakers
23,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ymh
Glottologmili1235

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

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

  1. ^ Mili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "China". Asia Harvest. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  3. ^ 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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