Mili language

Mili
Native to China
Region Yunnan
Native speakers
23,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ymh
Glottolog mili1235[2]

Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships[3]), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan province, China.

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tɕʰo˨˩
Two二nʲi˧
Three三so˧
Four四li˧
Five五ŋo˨˩
Six六tɕʰo˨˩
Seven七xə˨˩
Eight八xẽ˨˩
Nine九kɯ˧
Ten十tʰi˧
Sun太阳ʔɑ˥mu˧tɕʰu˧
Moon月亮xo˧bo˧˥
Sky天ɤ̃˧tso˧
Ground地mi˨˩li˧
Mountain山ʂe˨˩
Water水ɤ˥tsʰou˨˩
Fire火ʔɑ˥to˥
Field田dau˥mi˥
Valley谷tsʰɤ˥ʂa˨˩
Cow牛y˥ŋĩ˨˩
Sheep羊ʔɑ˥tsʰi˨˩
Horse马me˨˩
Pig猪ve˨˩
Chicken鸡ʑi˧
Dog狗ɑ˥nu˥
Eat吃饭tso˥dzo˨˩
Sleep睡觉ʑi˨˩do˧
Man (male)男人tsʰo˥po˧
Woman女人tsʰo˥mo˧
House房屋jɛ˥xɛ˥
Clothes衣服kɑ˨˩tɕʰi˥
Red红nɤ̃˥
Black黑nɑ˧
Street街子ʑi˧kɑ˨˩

References

  1. ↑ Mili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mili". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ↑ http://asiaharvest.org/index.php/people-group-profiles/china/


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