Haausqyaix
Bouyei
Kra-Dai (Tai, Northern)
Bouyei (Buyei) is closely related to Northern Zhuang, with which it forms a dialect continuum. The Romanized Bouyei orthography uses tone letters (l, x, z, q, h, j) at syllable end to mark its 6-8 tones. It has a long literary tradition using Chinese-character-based scripts for ritual texts.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Bouyei
Water
raamx
/raːm˧˩/
Fire
feih
/fei˧˩/
Sun
ngonzbyaaiz
/ŋon˩˩pjaːi˩˩/
Moon
ronh
/roːn˧˩/
Mother
meeh
/meː˧˩/
Father
poh
/poː˧˩/
Eat
gianl
/ɡian˧˥/
Drink
gunl
/ɡuŋ˧˥/
Love
gaais
/ɡaːi˥˧/
Heart
saamh
/saːm˧˩/
Tree
faix
/fai˧˩/
House
ranz
/raŋ˩˩/
Dog
ma
/ma˨˦/
Cat
meeuq
/meːu˧˧/
Hand
faengz
/faŋ˩˩/
Eye
daa
/daː˨˦/
Hello
meez ndil
/meː˩˩ ndi˧˥/
Thank you
gangzhainh
/ɡaŋ˩˩haiŋ˧˩/
One
ndeeul
/ndeːu˧˥/
Good
ndil
/ndi˧˥/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Kra-Dai (Tai, Northern) languages
| Meaning | Bouyei | Zhuang | Tày | Nùng | Thai Song | Thai | Gaozhou Yue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | raamx /raːm˧˩/ | 淰 /ɣam˦/ | nặm /naːm˨˩/ | nặm /naːm˨˩/ | น้ำ /nam˧˩/ | น้ำ /nam˧˥/ | 水 /sɵi˧˥/ |
| Fire | feih /fei˧˩/ | 火 /fei˧˥/ | phầy /fəj˨˩/ | fầy /fəj˨˩/ | ไฟ /faj˧˩/ | ไฟ /faj˧/ | 火 /fɔ˧˥/ |
| Sun | ngonzbyaaiz /ŋon˩˩pjaːi˩˩/ | 日 /taŋ˧˥ŋon˧˥/ | tha vằn /tʰaː˧˧vən˨˩/ | tha vằn /tʰaː˧˧vən˨˩/ | ตะวัน /ta˩˧ wan˧/ | ดวงอาทิตย์ /duaŋ˧ʔaː˧tʰit˧˥/ | 日头 /jɐt˨tʰɐu˧˧/ |
| Moon | ronh /roːn˧˩/ | 月 /dan˥/ | bươn /bɯən˧˧/ | boon /boːn˧˧/ | เดือน /dɯːan˧/ | ดวงจันทร์ /duaŋ˧t͡ɕan˧/ | 月光 /jyt˨kwɔŋ˥˥/ |
| Mother | meeh /meː˧˩/ | 𫱆 /me˨/ | mẻ /mɛ˨˩˧/ | mé /mɛ˨˩˧/ | แม่ /mɛː˧˩/ | แม่ /mɛː˥˩/ | 妈妈 /maː˥˥maː˥˥/ |
| Father | poh /poː˧˩/ | boh /po˧/ | pò /pɔ˨˩/ | pò /pɔ˨˩/ | พ่อ /pʰɔː˧˩/ | พ่อ /pʰɔː˥˩/ | 爸爸 /paː˨˩paː˨˩/ |
| Eat | gianl /ɡian˧˥/ | gwn /kɯn˨˦/ | kin /kin˧˧/ | kin /kin˧˧/ | กิน /kin˧/ | กิน /kin˧/ | 食 /sɪk˨˨/ |
| Drink | gunl /ɡuŋ˧˥/ | gwn /kɯn˨˦ɣam˦/ | uống /uəŋ˧˥/ | kin nặm /kin˧˧naːm˨˩/ | ดื่ม /dɯːm˧˩/ | ดื่ม /dɯːm˨˩/ | 饮 /jɐm˧˥/ |
| Love | gaais /ɡaːi˥˧/ | 𭝚 /kjai˧˥/ | hắc /hak˧˥/ | rắc /rak˧˥/ | รัก /hak˥/ | รัก /rak˧˥/ | 爱 /ɔi˧˧/ |
| Heart | saamh /saːm˧˩/ | sim /sim˨˦/ | chầy /tʃəj˨˩/ | cấy /kəj˨˩˧/ | ใจ /t͡ɕaj˧/ | ใจ /t͡ɕaj˧/ | 心 /sɐm˥˥/ |
| Tree | faix /fai˧˩/ | faex /fai˦˨/ | mạy /maːj˨˩/ | mạy /maːj˨˩/ | ต้นไม้ /ton˧˩ maj˧˩/ | ต้นไม้ /ton˥˩maj˧˥/ | 树 /sy˨˨/ |
| House | ranz /raŋ˩˩/ | 𭓨 /ɣan˧˥/ | rườn /zɯən˨˩/ | rườn /zɯən˨˩/ | เรือน /rɯːan˧/ | บ้าน /baːn˥˩/ | 屋 /ʊk˥˥/ |
| Dog | ma /ma˨˦/ | ma /maː˨˦/ | ma /maː˧˧/ | ma /maː˧˧/ | หมา /maː˩˧/ | หมา /maː˩˧/ | 狗 /kɐu˧˥/ |
| Cat | meeuq /meːu˧˧/ | meuz /meu˧˩/ | meo /meo˧˧/ | meo /meo˧˧/ | แมว /mɛːw˩˧/ | แมว /mɛːw˧/ | 猫 /maːu˥˥/ |
| Hand | faengz /faŋ˩˩/ | fwngz /fɯŋ˧˩/ | mừng /mɯŋ˨˩/ | mừ /mɯ˨˩/ | มือ /mɯː˧/ | มือ /mɯː˧/ | 手 /sɐu˧˥/ |
| Eye | daa /daː˨˦/ | da /taː˨˦/ | tha /tʰaː˧˧/ | tha /tʰaː˧˧/ | ตา /taː˧/ | ตา /taː˧/ | 眼 /ŋaːn˩˧/ |
| Hello | meez ndil /meː˩˩ ndi˧˥/ | mwngz ndei /mɯŋ˧˥dei˨˦/ | chào /tʃaːw˨˩/ | choà /tʃɔaː˨˩/ | สบายดี /sa˩˧ baːj˩˧ diː˩˧/ | สวัสดี /sa˨˩wat˨˩diː˧/ | 你好 /nei˩˧hou˧˥/ |
| Thank you | gangzhainh /ɡaŋ˩˩haiŋ˧˩/ | dwgrengz mwngz /tɯk˧ɣeŋ˧˥mɯŋ˧˥/ | cảm ơn /kaːm˨˩˧ɤn˧˧/ | ơn rể /ɤn˧˧zɛ˨˩˧/ | ขอบใจ /kʰɔːp˩˧ t͡ɕaj˩˧/ | ขอบคุณ /kʰɔːp˨˩kʰun˧/ | 多谢 /tɔ˥˥tsɛ˨˨/ |
| One | ndeeul /ndeːu˧˥/ | 一 /it˧/ | nưng /nɯŋ˧˧/ | nưng /nɯŋ˧˧/ | หนึ่ง /nɯŋ˩/ | หนึ่ง /nɯŋ˨˩/ | 一 /jɐt˥˥/ |
| Good | ndil /ndi˧˥/ | ndei /dei˨˦/ | đây /ɗəj˧˧/ | đây /ɗəj˧˧/ | ดี /diː˩˧/ | ดี /diː˧/ | 好 /hou˧˥/ |
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