Mihaq
Kusunda
Language isolate
Kusunda (Mihaq, गिलंगदेइ) is a critically endangered language isolate of mid-western Nepal, traditionally spoken by the formerly nomadic Kusunda hunter-gatherer community of the Mahabharat foothills (Dang, Surkhet, Pyuthan, Tanahu districts). The last fully fluent L1 speaker, Gyani Maiya Sen, died in 2020 (her sister Kamala Khatri died 2024); ~3 partial speakers remain. Documented by Hodgson in 1857 and decisively as an isolate by David Watters (Notes on Kusunda Grammar, 2006). Tribhuvan University and the Language Commission of Nepal currently run revitalization classes in Dang for several Kusunda youth.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Kusunda
Wasser
tang
/tɑŋ/
Feuer
yu
/ju/
Sonne
nəm
/nəm/
Mond
pom
/pom/
Mutter
—
/—/
Vater
ama
/ama/
Essen
təim
/təim/
Trinken
—
/—/
Liebe
—
/—/
Herz
—
/—/
Baum
cigi
/t͡siɡi/
Haus
gepa
/ɡepa/
Hund
agəi
/aɡəi/
Katze
—
/—/
Hand
gisi
/ɡisi/
Auge
gam
/ɡam/
Hallo
—
/—/
Danke
—
/—/
Eins
nu
/nu/
Gut
—
/—/
Quellen
- Watters (2006) Notes on Kusunda Grammar
- Glottolog: kusu1250
- Ethnologue: kgg
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Language isolate-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Kusunda | Neko | Goryeo-Koreanisch | Messapisch | Pyu | Goguryeo | Nicaraguanische Gebärdensprache |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | tang /tɑŋ/ | wai /wai/ | 沒 /*mwol/ | — /—/ | ʔuy /uj/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ |
| Feuer | yu /ju/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | 孛 /*pwol/ | — /—/ | vyaŋ /wjaŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sonne | nəm /nəm/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | 姮 /*hai/ | — /—/ | ño /ɲo/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mond | pom /pom/ | — /—/ | 突 /*twol/ | — /—/ | hla /hla/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mutter | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | na /na/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Vater | ama /ama/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ana /ˈana/ | paʔ /paʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Essen | təim /təim/ | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | cyaʔ /tɕaʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Trinken | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Liebe | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Herz | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Baum | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | tei /tei/ | 南記 /*namki/ | — /—/ | siŋ /siŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Haus | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ | 集 /*tɕip/ | — /—/ | vaiŋ /waiŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hund | agəi /aɡəi/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | 家稀 /*kahi/ | — /—/ | kwiy /kwij/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Katze | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hand | gisi /ɡisi/ | — /—/ | 遜 /*swon/ | — /—/ | lak /lak/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Auge | gam /ɡam/ | ta /ta/ | 嫩 /*nwun/ | — /—/ | mik /mik/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hallo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Danke | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Eins | nu /nu/ | — /—/ | 河屯 /*hatwun/ | — /—/ | te /te/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Gut | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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