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Bouyei

Kra-Dai (Tai, Northern)

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Bouyei (Buyei) is closely related to Northern Zhuang, with which it forms a dialect continuum. The Romanized Bouyei orthography uses tone letters (l, x, z, q, h, j) at syllable end to mark its 6-8 tones. It has a long literary tradition using Chinese-character-based scripts for ritual texts.

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87 core words in Bouyei

Water

raamx

ðaːm˧˩

Fire

feih

fei˧˩

Sun

ngonzbyaaiz

ŋon˩˩pjaːi˩˩

Moon

ronh

roːn˧˩

Star

ndaux

ɗaːu˧˧

Night

haemh

ham˧˩

Snow

nail

nɐi˨˦

Wind

rumz

ðum˩˩

Earth

naamh

naːm˧

Stone

hinl

hin˨˦

Mountain

bol

po˨˦

Sea

haaic

xaːi˥˧

Mother

meeh

me˧

Father

poh

po˧

I

gul

ku˨˦

You

mengz

məŋ˩˩

We

rauz / dul

ðɐu˩˩ / tu˨˦

Name

mingz

miŋ˩˩

Person

wenz

wɯn˩˩

Head

jauc

tɕɐu˥˧

Eye

daa

taː˨˦

Ear

riez

ðiə˩˩

Nose

ndangl

ɗɐŋ˨˦

Mouth

bas

pa˧˥

Tooth

heuj

hɐu˧˥

Tongue

linx

lin˧˩

Hand

faengz

faŋ˩˩

Foot

dinl

tin˨˦

Heart

saamh

saːm˧˩

Bone

ndos

ɗo˧˥

Blood

lweed

luət˧˧

Love

gaais

kaːi˧˥

Tree

faix

fai˧˩

Dog

ma

ma˨˦

Cat

meeuq

meːu˧˧

Fish

bya

pjaː˨˦

Bird

rog

ðɔk˧

Butterfly

mbax

ɓa˧˩

Egg

jais

tɕɐi˧˥

Bear

moil

moi˨˦

Horse

max

ma˧˩

House

ranz

ðaːn˩˩

Salt

guel

kuə˨˦

Rice

haux

xɐu˧˩

Iron

faz

fa˩˩

Book

sel

sɯ˨˦

Eat

gianl

ɡian˧˥

Drink

gunl

ɡuŋ˧˥

Sleep

ninh

nin˧˩

One

ndeeul

ɗeu˨˦

Two

song

soːŋ˨˦

Three

sam

saːm˨˦

Four

sis

si˧˥

Five

hac

xa˥˧

Hundred

bas

pa˧˥

Hello

meez ndil

meː˩˩ ɗi˨˦

Thank you

gangzhainh

ɡaŋ˩˩haiŋ˧˩

Good

ndil

ɗi˨˦

New

mos

mo˧˥

Red

ndeengz

ɗɛŋ˨˦

White

haaul

xaːu˨˦

Black

foonx

foːn˧˩

Computer

dianqnaoj

tiən˨˦naːu˥˧

Tea

xaz

ɕa˩˩

Sugar

diangz

tiaŋ˩˩

Orange

gaaml

kaːm˨˦

Ninety-nine

guc xib guc

ku˥˧ ɕip˧˧ ku˥˧

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Kra-Dai (Tai, Northern)

Meaning BouyeiZhuangNùngThai SongTàySuiShan
Water raamx /ðaːm˧˩/ 淰 /ɣam˦˨/ nặm /naːm˨˩/ น้ำ /nam˦˧/ nặm /nam˧˨ʔ/ nam3 /nam˧˧/ ၼမ်ႉ /nam˦˨ˀ/
Fire feih /fei˧˩/ 火 /fei˧˩/ fầy /fəj˨˩/ ไฟ /faj˧˥˦/ fầy /fəj˧˨/ vi1 /vi˩˩/ ၾႆး /faj˥/
Sun ngonzbyaaiz /ŋon˩˩pjaːi˩˩/ 日 /taŋ˧˥ŋon˧˥/ tha vằn /tʰaː˧˧vən˨˩/ ตะวัน /ta˨˦ wan˧˥˦/ tha vằn /tʰaː˧˧ van˧˨/ ⁿda1 van1 /ⁿda˩˩ van˩˩/ ဝၼ်း /wan˥/
Moon ronh /roːn˧˩/ 月 /ɗɯːn˨˦/ boon /boːn˧˧/ เดือน /dɯːan˨˦/ hai /haːj˧˧/ njen2 /njen˧˩/ လိူၼ် /lɤn˨˦/
Star ndaux /ɗaːu˧˧/ ndaundeiq /ɗaːu˨˦ɗei˧˥/ đao /ɗaːw˧˧/ ดาว /daːw˨˦/ đao /ɗaːw˧˧/ zət7 /zət˥˥/ လၢဝ် /laːw˨˦/
Night haemh /ham˧˩/ haemh /ham˧/ khưn /kʰɯn˧˧/ คืน /kʰɯːn˧˥˦/ cừn /kɨn˧˨/ saan2 /saːn˧˩/ ၶိုၼ်း /kʰɯn˥/
Snow nail /nɐi˨˦/ 𱁣 /nai˨˦/ nai /nai˧˧/ — — ʔnui1 /ʔnui˩˩/ ႁီႉမႃႉ /hiː˦˨ˀ maː˦˨ˀ/
Wind rumz /ðum˩˩/ 𮨭 /ɣum˧˩/ lam /lam˧˧/ ลม /lom˧˥˦/ lồm /lom˧˨/ lum1 /lum˩˩/ လူမ်း /lom˥/
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