Mongghul
Monguor language
Mongolic
Data compiled from: Omniglot (writing system and alphabet), Wikipedia (speaker counts, dialects, phonology), Ethnologue (speaker demographics and endangerment status), Glottolog (classification and family relations), Sino-Platonic Papers (historical linguistic materials), and Wiktionary (Mongolian cognate baseline). Huzhu Tu Autonomous County coordinates: 36.8359°N, 101.9521°E. Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County (primary Mangghuer dialect center): 36.3200°N, 102.8308°E. Used Minhe coordinates as [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Monguor language
Water
us
/ʊs/
Fire
gal
/ɡɑl/
Sun
naran
/ˈnɑrɑn/
Moon
sar
/sɑr/
Mother
eej
/ˈeːʒ/
Father
aav
/ˈaːv/
Eat
ide
/ˈide/
Drink
unu
/ˈunu/
Love
khairakh
/xaɪˈrɑx/
Heart
zürkh
/ˈzʏrkx/
Tree
mod
/mɔd/
House
ger
/ɡer/
Dog
noxoi
/ˈnɔxɔɪ/
Cat
mulagsai
/mulɑɡˈsaɪ/
Hand
gar
/ɡɑr/
Eye
nüd
/ˈnʏd/
Hello
sain bain uu
/saɪn baɪn uː/
Thank you
bayarlaa
/bɑjɑrˈlaː/
One
nige
/ˈniɡe/
Good
sain
/ˈsaɪn/
Words compared
Compared with related Mongolic languages
| Meaning | Monguor language | Mongolian | Inner Mongolian | Eastern Yugur | Kalmyk | Buryat language | Classical Mongolian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | us /ʊs/ | ус /us/ | ᠤᠰᠤ /usu/ | ус /us/ | усн /usn/ | ус /us/ | ᠤᠰᠤᠨ /usun/ |
| Fire | gal /ɡɑl/ | гал /ɡal/ | ᠭᠠᠯ /ɡɑl/ | гал /ɡal/ | гал /ɡal/ | гал /ɡɑl/ | ᠭᠠᠯ /ɡal/ |
| Sun | naran /ˈnɑrɑn/ | нар /nar/ | ᠨᠠᠷᠠ /nɑrɑ/ | нар /nar/ | нарн /narn/ | нара /nɑrɑ/ | ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ /naran/ |
| Moon | sar /sɑr/ | сар /sar/ | ᠰᠠᠷᠠ /sɑrɑ/ | сар /sar/ | сар /sar/ | һара /hɑrɑ/ | ᠰᠠᠷᠠ /sara/ |
| Mother | eej /ˈeːʒ/ | ээж /eːdʒ/ | ᠡᠬᠡ /eχe/ | ээж /eːʒ/ | ээҗ /eːdʒ/ | эжэ /edʒə/ | ᠡᠬᠡ /eke/ |
| Father | aav /ˈaːv/ | аав /aːw/ | ᠠᠪᠤ /ɑβu/ | аава /ɑːva/ | аав /aːv/ | аба /ɑbɑ/ | ᠡᠴᠢᠭᠡ /etʃiɡe/ |
| Eat | ide /ˈide/ | идэх /idex/ | ᠢᠳᠡᠬᠦ /ideχʉ/ | идэхэ /ɪdeχe/ | иде /ide/ | идэхэ /ideχe/ | ᠢᠳᠡ- /ide-/ |
| Drink | unu /ˈunu/ | уух /uːx/ | ᠤᠤᠬᠤ /uːχu/ | ухаха /uχaχa/ | уу /uː/ | уух /uːx/ | ᠤᠭᠤ- /uɣu-/ |
| Love | khairakh /xaɪˈrɑx/ | хайр /xajr/ | ᠬᠠᠢᠷᠠ /χɑir/ | хайрлаха /χajrlaχa/ | дурлх /durlx/ | дура /durɑ/ | ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ /xajira/ |
| Heart | zürkh /ˈzʏrkx/ | зүрх /dzyrx/ | ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡ /dʒirʉχe/ | зүрх /zʏrχ/ | зүркн /zyrˈkən/ | хүрэг /xʉrəɡ/ | ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡ /dʒirüke/ |
| Tree | mod /mɔd/ | мод /mod/ | ᠮᠣᠳᠤ /mɔdu/ | мод /mod/ | модн /moˈdn̩/ | модон /mɔdɔn/ | ᠮᠣᠳᠤ /modu/ |
| House | ger /ɡer/ | гэр /ɡer/ | ᠭᠡᠷ /ɡer/ | гэр /ɡer/ | гер /ɡer/ | байшаан /bɑjʃɑːn/ | ᠭᠡᠷ /ɡer/ |
| Dog | noxoi /ˈnɔxɔɪ/ | нохой /nɔxɔj/ | ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ /nɔχɑi/ | нохай /noχaj/ | ноха /noxa/ | нохой /nɔxɔj/ | ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ /noxai/ |
| Cat | mulagsai /mulɑɡˈsaɪ/ | муур /muːr/ | ᠮᠤᠤᠷ /muːr/ | мэшэ /meʃe/ | миис /miːs/ | урхай /ʊrxɑj/ | ᠮᠠᠭᠣ /maɣu/ |
| Hand | gar /ɡɑr/ | гар /ɡar/ | ᠭᠠᠷ /ɡɑr/ | гар /ɡar/ | һар /ɣar/ | гараа /ɡɑrɑː/ | ᠭᠠᠷ /ɡar/ |
| Eye | nüd /ˈnʏd/ | нүд /nyd/ | ᠨᠢᠳᠦ /nidʉ/ | нүдэ /nʏde/ | нүдн /nyˈdn̩/ | сэргэ /sərɡə/ | ᠨᠢᠳᠦ /nidü/ |
| Hello | sain bain uu /saɪn baɪn uː/ | сайн уу /sajn uː/ | ᠰᠠᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ /sɑin bɑinɑ/ | сайнар уу /sajnar uː/ | менд /mend/ | сайн байна /sɑjn bɑjnɑ/ | ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠤᠤ /sajin uu/ |
| Thank you | bayarlaa /bɑjɑrˈlaː/ | баярлалаа /bajarlalaː/ | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠯᠠ /bɑjɑrlɑlɑ/ | баярлалаа /bajarlalaː/ | ханҗанав /xandʒanav/ | баярлалаа /bɑjɑrɬɑɬɑː/ | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠯᠠ /bajarlala/ |
| One | nige /ˈniɡe/ | нэг /neɡ/ | ᠨᠢᠭᠡ /niɡe/ | нэг /neɡ/ | негн /neɡn/ | нэгэн /neɡen/ | ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ /niɡen/ |
| Good | sain /ˈsaɪn/ | сайн /sajn/ | ᠰᠠᠢᠨ /sɑin/ | сайн /sajn/ | сән /sæn/ | сайн /sɑjn/ | ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ /sajin/ |
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