Mlabri
Austroasiatic (Khmuic)
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 | Mlabri | Khmu | Shwe Palaung | Northern Khmer | Wa | Old Mon | Bahnar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ | ဖ /pʰɛʔ/ | bă /bə/ |
| I | oh /ʔoh/ | oʔ /ʔoʔ/ | ʔɔ /ʔɔ/ | អញ /ʔaɲ/ | ex /ʔɤ/ | အဲ /ʔua/ | inh /iɲ/ |
| You | meh /meh/ | meʔ /meʔ/ | miʔ /miʔ/ | ឯង /ʔaeŋ/ | maix /maɯ/ | ဗှ်ေ /peh/ | ih /ʔih/ |
| Name | cmɔh /cmɔːh/ | hmɔh /hmɔh/ | yum /jum/ | ឈ្មោះ /cmɔh/ | yum /jɔm/ | ယု /jəmu/ | anĕ /anɛ/ |
| Eye | mɔt /mɔt/ | ŋtaa /ŋtaː/ | ŋai /ŋai/ | ភ្នែក /pʰnɛːk/ | ngai /ŋai/ | မတ် /mat/ | mat /mat/ |
| Hand | tiʔ /tiʔ/ | tii /tiː/ | tiː /tiː/ | ដៃ /daj/ | tai /tai/ | တၟုိ /toi/ | ti /ti/ |
| Heart | kɛm /kɛm/ | kruɛŋ /kruɛŋ/ | rɔŋ /rɔŋ/ | ចិត្ត /tɕit/ | nuim /nuim/ | စိုတ် /cət/ | blei /blei/ |
| Love | kraʔ /kraʔ/ | kɔɔh /kɔːh/ | ʔiŋ /ʔiŋ/ | ស្រឡាញ់ /sralaɲ/ | hak /hak/ | ဆာန် /cʰan/ | rơngư /rəŋɨ/ |
| Tree | tɔn /tɔn/ | cmuul /tʃmuːl/ | siʔ /siʔ/ | ដើមឈើ /daəm tʃʰəː/ | maiʔ /maiʔ/ | ဆု /tɕu/ | lông /loŋ/ |
| House | tu /tu/ | kaaŋ /kaːŋ/ | ɲɛh /ɲɛh/ | ផ្ទះ /ptʰeah/ | nyiex /ɲiɛʔ/ | သ္ၚိ /sŋiʔ/ | hnam /hnam/ |
| Dog | cɛn /tɕɛn/ | cɔ /tʃɔ/ | so /so/ | ឆ្កែ /tʃʰkae/ | so /so/ | ခၠဵု /kʰlou/ | cho /tʃo/ |
| Cat | meo /meo/ | meeo /meːo/ | mioʔ /mioʔ/ | ឆ្មា /tʃʰmaː/ | meo /meo/ | ဂျိ /kluj/ | miao /miao/ |
| Eat | ʔiʔ /ʔiʔ/ | caa /tʃaː/ | cha /tʃa/ | ស៊ី /siː/ | cha /tʃa/ | စိ /tɕiʔ/ | sa /sa/ |
| Drink | ʔaa /ʔaː/ | ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ | ʔoːk /ʔoːk/ | ផឹក /pʰək/ | ɔk /ɔk/ | သုက် /sok/ | ngoah /ŋoah/ |
| One | mɔy /mɔi/ | muei /muei/ | mu /mu/ | មួយ /muːj/ | ti /ti/ | မွဲ /mwɛ/ | minh /miɲ/ |
| Two | bɛr /bɛːr/ | baar /baːr/ | ar /ʔar/ | ពីរ /piː/ | ra /raɯ/ | ၜါ /ɓa/ | bar /ɓaːr/ |
| Hello | hahɔ /haho/ | lɔh /lɔh/ | vaː piə /vaː piə/ | សួស្តី /suːəsdəj/ | sao /sao/ | — /—/ | ô /o/ |
| Thank you | knɔŋ /knoŋ/ | ɔrkun /ʔɔrkun/ | kun cɔm /kun tʃɔm/ | អរគុណ /ʔɔːkun/ | ban prix /ban priʔ/ | — /—/ | kơbi /kəbi/ |
| Good | laʔ /laʔ/ | gee /ɡeː/ | ʔɔm /ʔɔm/ | ល្អ /lʔɑː/ | dim /dim/ | ခိုဟ် /kʰɔh/ | ling /liŋ/ |
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