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

20 core words in Mlabri

Water

om

/om/

Fire

ʔus

/ʔus/

Sun

ŋay

/ŋai/

Moon

thel

/tʰel/

Mother

mɛʔ

/mɛʔ/

Father

paʔ

/paʔ/

Eat

ʔiʔ

/ʔiʔ/

Drink

ʔaa

/ʔaː/

Love

kraʔ

/kraʔ/

Heart

kɛm

/kɛm/

Tree

tɔn

/tɔn/

House

tu

/tu/

Dog

cɛn

/tɕɛn/

Cat

meo

/meo/

Hand

tiʔ

/tiʔ/

Eye

mɔt

/mɔt/

Hello

hahɔ

/haho/

Thank you

knɔŋ

/knoŋ/

One

mɔy

/mɔi/

Good

laʔ

/laʔ/

Words compared

Compared with related Austroasiatic (Khmuic) languages

Meaning MlabriKhmuShwe PalaungWaNorthern KhmerMonChinese (Han dynasty Classical)
Water om /om/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ ʔoːm /ʔoːm/ rom /rɔm/ ទឹក /tək/ ဍာ် /ɗaʔ/ /ɕiwiɪʔ/
Fire ʔus /ʔus/ ʔus /ʔus/ ŋal /ŋal/ ngo /ŋo/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ပၟတ် /pəmɔʔ/ /huɑiʔ/
Sun ŋay /ŋai/ maŋ /maŋ/ saŋi /saŋi/ cangaiʔ /tʃaŋaiʔ/ ថ្ងៃ /tŋai/ တ္ၚဲ /tŋoa/ /ȵit/
Moon thel /tʰel/ kee /keː/ kɨr /kɨr/ khaiʔ /kʰaiʔ/ ខែ /kʰae/ ဂိတု /kətoa/ /ŋiuɑt/
Mother mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ yaʔ /jaʔ/ ម៉ែ /maɛ/ မိ /mi/ /muːʔ/
Father paʔ /paʔ/ ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ paʔ /paʔ/ paiʔ /paiʔ/ ប៉ា /paː/ အပါ /ʔəpa/ /biuoʔ/
Eat ʔiʔ /ʔiʔ/ caa /tʃaː/ cha /tʃa/ cha /tʃa/ ស៊ី /siː/ ဂစုက် /caʔ/ /ʑiək/
Drink ʔaa /ʔaː/ ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ ʔoːk /ʔoːk/ ɔk /ɔk/ ផឹក /pʰək/ သုၚ် /soŋ/ /ʔiəm/
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