Loloish language spoken in China
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
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Chinese gloss
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Mili 咪俚语
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| One |
一 |
tɕʰo²¹
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| Two |
二 |
ȵi³³
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| Three |
三 |
so³³
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| Four |
四 |
li³³
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| Five |
五 |
ŋo²¹
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| Six |
六 |
tɕʰo²¹
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| Seven |
七 |
xə²¹
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| Eight |
八 |
xẽ²¹
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| Nine |
九 |
kɯ³³
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| Ten |
十 |
tʰi³³
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| Sun |
太阳 |
ʔɑ⁵⁵mu³³tɕʰu³³
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| Moon |
月亮 |
xo³³bo³⁵
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| Sky |
天 |
ɤ̃³³tso³³
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| Ground |
地 |
mi²¹li³³
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| Mountain |
山 |
ʂe²¹
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| Water |
水 |
ɤ⁵⁵tsʰou²¹
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| Fire |
火 |
ʔɑ⁵⁵to⁵⁵
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| Field |
田 |
dau⁵⁵mi⁵⁵
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| Valley |
谷 |
tsʰɤ⁵⁵ʂa²¹
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| Cow |
牛 |
y⁵⁵ŋĩ²¹
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| Sheep |
羊 |
ʔɑ⁵⁵tsʰi²¹
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| Horse |
马 |
me²¹
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| Pig |
猪 |
ve²¹
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| Chicken |
鸡 |
ʑi³³
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| Dog |
狗 |
ɑ⁵⁵nu⁵⁵
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| Eat |
吃饭 |
tso⁵⁵dzo²¹
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| Sleep |
睡觉 |
ʑi²¹do³³
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| Man (male) |
男人 |
tsʰo⁵⁵po³³
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| Woman |
女人 |
tsʰo⁵⁵mo³³
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| House |
房屋 |
jɛ⁵⁵xɛ⁵⁵
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| Clothes |
衣服 |
kɑ²¹tɕʰi⁵⁵
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| Red |
红 |
nɤ̃⁵⁵
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| Black |
黑 |
nɑ³³
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| Street |
街子 |
ʑi³³kɑ²¹
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