Mili language
{{Short description|Loloish language spoken in China}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Mili
|altname=
|nativename=
|states=China
|region=Yunnan
|speakers=23,000
|date=2002
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan
|fam2=(Tibeto-Burman)
|fam3=Lolo–Burmese
|fam4=Loloish
|fam5=Lisoish
|fam6=Lolopo
|iso3=ymh
|glotto=mili1235
|glottorefname=Mili
}}
Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships{{Cite web |title=China |url=http://asiaharvest.org/index.php/people-group-profiles/china/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801062653/http://asiaharvest.org/index.php/people-group-profiles/china/ |archive-date=2013-08-01 |access-date=2013-07-19 |website=Asia Harvest}}), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan province, China. Mili is a variety of Lolopo.Yang, Cathryn. 2011. Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps. m.s.
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary word list of Mili is from the Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:79-80).
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! 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
{{Reflist}}
- 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].
{{Languages of China}}
{{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
{{Lolo-Burmese languages}}
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