Mlabri

Austroasiatic (Khmuic)

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Mlabri (Yumbri) is the language of one of the last hunter-gatherer groups in Southeast Asia, spoken by the so-called Phi Thong Luang ("Spirits of the Yellow Leaves"). The language and population are critically endangered.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Mlabri

Water

om

/om/

Fire

ʔus

/ʔus/

Sun

ŋay

/ŋai/

Moon

thel

/tʰel/

Star

smaːŋ

/smaːŋ/

Mother

mɛʔ

/mɛʔ/

Father

paʔ

/paʔ/

I

oh

/ʔoh/

You

meh

/meh/

Name

cmɔh

/cmɔːh/

Eye

mɔt

/mɔt/

Hand

tiʔ

/tiʔ/

Heart

kɛm

/kɛm/

Love

kraʔ

/kraʔ/

Tree

tɔn

/tɔn/

House

tu

/tu/

Dog

cɛn

/tɕɛn/

Cat

meo

/meo/

Eat

ʔiʔ

/ʔiʔ/

Drink

ʔaa

/ʔaː/

One

mɔy

/mɔi/

Two

bɛr

/bɛːr/

Hello

hahɔ

/haho/

Thank you

knɔŋ

/knoŋ/

Good

laʔ

/laʔ/

Words compared

Compared with related Austroasiatic (Khmuic) languages

Meaning MlabriKhmuShwe PalaungNorthern KhmerWaOld MonBahnar
Water om /om/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ ʔoːm /ʔoːm/ ទឹក /tək/ rom /rɔm/ ဍာက် /ɗaːk/ dak /dak/
Fire ʔus /ʔus/ ʔus /ʔus/ ŋal /ŋal/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ngo /ŋo/ ပ်ၟ /pmaʔ/ unh /uɲ/
Sun ŋay /ŋai/ maŋ /maŋ/ saŋi /saŋi/ ថ្ងៃ /tŋai/ cangaiʔ /tʃaŋaiʔ/ တ္ၚဲ /tŋai/ mat trơ /mat trə/
Moon thel /tʰel/ kee /keː/ kɨr /kɨr/ ខែ /kʰae/ khaiʔ /kʰaiʔ/ ဂျိုၚ် /klɔŋ/ khe /kʰe/
Star smaːŋ /smaːŋ/ sənʔaang /sənʔaːŋ/ hərngɔ /hərŋɔ/ ផ្កាយ /pkaːj/ si-ngai /səŋaɪ/ ကၟာဲ /həmoa/ hmang /hmaːŋ/
Mother mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ ម៉ែ /maɛ/ yaʔ /jaʔ/ မိ /mi/ mei /mei/
Father paʔ /paʔ/ ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ paʔ /paʔ/ ប៉ា /paː/ paiʔ /paiʔ/ /pʰɛʔ/ /bə/
I oh /ʔoh/ /ʔoʔ/ ʔɔ /ʔɔ/ អញ /ʔaɲ/ ex /ʔɤ/ အဲ /ʔua/ inh /iɲ/
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