Language: Bouyei (Wangmo)

Source/Author:	Liang, Snyder, & Wu
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:pcc Glottocode: bouy1240
Notes:	Liang Yongshu, Wil C. Snyder, and Wu Wenyi. 2007. Survey of the Guizhou Bouyei Language. SIL Language and Culture Documentation and Description 1. SIL International. Data is from Fuxing Town (复兴镇), Wangmo County (望谟县), Guizhou, China. (Wangmo Bouyei is considered "Standard Bouyei" by the Chinese government.) Speech from older generation speakers is used. Shorthand notation for tones, though not used here, is: 1 = /24/ 2 = /42/ 3 = /52/ 4 = /31/ 5 = /35/ 6 = /33/ 7 = /35/ 8 = /34/
Data Entry:	Typed By: Andrew C. Hsiu Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 184 Number of Retentions: Number of Loans: 15
Classification:	Tai-Kadai:Kam-Tai:Tai:Northern
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Changed #187342 from "va24", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187350 from "ɕɐi44", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187418 from "sa:m24", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187419 from "si35", "Chinese ; "s" is dental", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187420 from "xa53", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187421 from "ðok35", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187422 from "ɕɛt35", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187423 from "pɛt35", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187424 from "ku53", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187425 from "ɕip33", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187426 from "ŋi33 ɕip33", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187427 from "pa35 ʔdɛu24", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Changed #187428 from "ɕiɛŋ24 ʔdɛu24", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:13:26)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:12:37)
Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2010-12-22 01:11:27)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
8	to turn
10	dirty
18	breast
21	to think
29	to sniff, smell
36	to spit
38	to chew
42	to suck
49	to lie down
66	to tie up, fasten
68	needle
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit
77	to scratch
81	sharp
82	dull, blunt
83	to work
84	to plant
86	to grow
88	to squeeze
93	to pound, beat
94	to throw
112	rotten
113	branch
161	shy, ashamed
166	correct, true
167	night
171	to hide
181	where?
191	all
196	to count
208	Fifty
1	hand	va35 fəŋ31		1
2	left	(pai44) θuɛi42		46, 53
3	right	(pai44) kwa31		1, 48
4	leg/foot	ka24		42
5	to walk	pja:i53
6	road/path	ðɔn24
7	to come	ma24
9	to swim	ɕɛu44 ta44
12	skin	nɐŋ24
13	back	pai44 laŋ24
14	belly	toŋ42
15	bone	ʔdɔ35
16	intestines	sɐi53
17	liver	tap35
19	shoulder	paŋ42 ʔba35		1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	ðo42 xɛ44
22	to fear	la:u24		43
23	blood	liət44
24	head	tɕau52
25	neck	ʔɛu24 xo31
26	hair	pən24
27	nose	ʔdɐŋ24		1
28	to breathe	tɛu25 ɕɨ24
30	mouth	ɕoŋ33 pa35
31	tooth	jɛu53
32	tongue	lin42		36
33	to laugh	ðɛu24
34	to cry	tɐi53
35	to vomit	ʔok44
37	to eat	kən24		1
39	to cook	ðʊŋ24
40	to drink	ʔdɔt35
41	to bite	xap33
43	ear	ðiə31
44	to hear	ka44 ɲiə24
45	eye	lək42 ta24		1
46	to see	ɕim24
47	to yawn	ðwau25 duɯ31
48	to sleep	nin31
50	to dream	fa31 xɐn31
51	to sit	nɐŋ44
52	to stand	ʔdʊn25
53	person/human being	xʊən31
54	man/male	lək33 θa:i24
55	woman/female	lək33 ʔbək35
56	child	ɕi31 la:n24
57	husband	kwan24
57	husband	pɐu35
58	wife	ja44
59	mother	mɛ44
60	father	po44
61	house	ða:n31
63	name	ɕo44
64	to say	ka:ŋ53
64	to say	nɐu31
65	rope	ɕa33
67	to sew	ɲip33
73	to steal	ðɐk33
74	to kill	ka53
75	to die, be dead	ta:i24		1
76	to live, be alive	tɕɐu24
80	to split	pa35
85	to choose	lɛ44
87	to swell	fɔk33
89	to hold	ʔɐu24
90	to dig	pa33
91	to buy	ɕɨ42
92	to open, uncover	xa:i24
95	to fall	tok25
96	dog	ma24
97	bird	ðɔk33		1
98	egg	tɕɐi35
99	feather	pən24 nom33
100	wing	fɨət24
101	to fly	ʔbin24
102	rat	tu0 va:u52
103	meat/flesh	no44
105	tail	ðiəŋ24
106	snake	ŋɨə31
107	worm (earthworm)	tu0 ʔdiɛn24
108	louse	tu0 nɐn31
109	mosquito	nɛŋ31 ka24 ðɐi31
110	spider	tu0 kwau24
111	fish	pja24
114	leaf	ʔbaɨ24
117	fruit	ma35
118	grass	ɲa24
119	earth/soil	na:m33
120	stone	ʔdɐk35 ðin24
121	sand	ðɛ35
122	water	ðam42		1
123	to flow	lɐi24
125	salt	kuə24
126	lake	tam31
127	woods/forest	ʔdoŋ24
128	sky	ʔbən24
129	moon	ðoŋ33 ʔdiɛn4
130	star	ʔdau33 ʔdi35		1
131	cloud	vɨə53
132	fog	lap33 mo35
133	rain	xwən24
134	thunder	pja53
135	lightning	ʔdat35
136	wind	ðum31
137	to blow	po35
138	warm	ʔaŋ24
139	cold	ɕɛŋ42
140	dry	ɦɨ35
141	wet	lʊp35
142	heavy	nɐk35
143	fire	fi31		1
144	to burn	ɕut35
146	ash	tɐu44
147	black	fon42
148	white	xa:u24
149	red	ʔdiŋ24
150	yellow	xɛn53
151	green	lok33
152	small	ni35
153	big	la:u42
156	thin	ʔbɛŋ24
157	thick	na24
158	narrow	ɕɛn31
159	wide	kwa:ŋ35
162	old	tɕɛ35
163	new	mo35
164	good	ʔdi24
165	bad, evil	va:i33
168	day	ŋo:ŋ31
169	year	pi24
170	when?	ɕɨ31 lɐɨ31
173	at	ʔju35
174	in, inside	(pai44) ʔdɐɨ24
175	above	(pai44) kən31
176	below	(pai44) la53
177	this	nɛi42		1
178	that	tɛ24
179	near	tɕɐɨ53
180	far	tɕɐi24
182	I	ku24
183	thou	məŋ31		1
184	he/she	tɛ24
186	you	xo44 tɛ24
187	they	po31 tɛ24
188	what?	kə35 ma31
189	who?	pu42 lɐɨ31
190	other	ʔən35
192	and	ðiɐŋ31
193	if	ɕa42 nɐu31
194	how?	təŋ35 lɐɨ31
195	no, not	mi31
197	One	ʔdɛu24
198	Two	soŋ24
115	root	za44	"z" is dental (originally with "bridge below" diacritic)
155	long	zɐi31	"z" is dental (originally with "bridge below" diacritic)
172	to climb	xən53	a ladder
172	to climb	pin24	a tree
62	thatch/roof	nɛŋ31 ða:n31	ða:n31 = house
116	flower	va24	Chinese		L
124	sea	ɕɐi44	Chinese		L
197	One	ʔit35	Chinese		L
198	Two	ŋi44	Chinese		L
199	Three	sa:m24	Chinese		L
201	Five	xa53	Chinese		L
202	Six	ðok35	Chinese		L
203	Seven	ɕɛt35	Chinese		L
204	Eight	pɛt35	Chinese		L
205	Nine	ku53	Chinese		L
206	Ten	ɕip33	Chinese		L
207	Twenty	ŋi33 ɕip33	Chinese		L
209	One Hundred	pa35 ʔdɛu24	Chinese		L
210	One Thousand	ɕiɛŋ24 ʔdɛu24	Chinese		L
200	Four	si35	Chinese ; "s" is dental		L
11	dust	mok35 mon35	dust on road
185	we	po31 ðɐu31	exclusive
145	smoke	xo:n31 fi31	fi31 = fire
154	short	tɐm35	height
185	we	xo44 ðɐu31	inclusive
154	short	tin42	length
104	fat/grease	la:u31	oil (of pork)
160	painful, sick	tɕɛt35	pain
78	to cut, hack	ðɐm42	to cut a tree
5	to walk	pɐi24	to go
79	stick/wood	fai42	tree

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