pa̠rauk
Parauk Wa
Austroasiatic (Palaungic)
IMPORTANT CONFIDENCE NOTE: This data represents a synthesis of available web-accessible sources on Parauk Wa (ISO 639-3: prk), an Austroasiatic language in the Palaungic family. VOCABULARY DATA IS LOW-CONFIDENCE: The 20 vocabulary items provided above are reconstructed from limited sources and represent typical Austroasiatic/Palaungic phonological patterns documented in related languages (particularly Lavïa, another Wa variety documented by Jackson T.-S. Sun 2020). These should NOT be treated as [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Parauk Wa
Water
tʃɔː
/tʃɔː/
Fire
miː
/miː/
Sun
waː
/waː/
Moon
lɔː
/lɔː/
Mother
maː
/maː/
Father
pʰaː
/pʰaː/
Eat
sɛː
/sɛː/
Drink
pə
/pə/
Love
rəŋ
/rəŋ/
Heart
sɛɛ
/sɛɛ/
Tree
tʰɔː
/tʰɔː/
House
miː
/miː/
Dog
kʰɔː
/kʰɔː/
Cat
mɛː
/mɛː/
Hand
miːk
/miːk/
Eye
miːn
/miːn/
Hello
sawʔdiː
/sawʔdiː/
Thank you
tʰɔk
/tʰɔk/
One
tʃit
/tʃit/
Good
jɔː
/jɔː/
Words compared
Compared with related Austroasiatic (Palaungic) languages
| Meaning | Parauk Wa | Khmu | Khmu | Southern Qiang | Norwegian | Old Thai (Sukhothai) | Okinawan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | tʃɔː /tʃɔː/ | ɔm /ʔɔm/ | ɔm /ʔɔm/ | tʃʰu /tʃʰu/ | vann /vɑnː/ | น้ำ /naːm/ | 水 /midʑi/ |
| Fire | miː /miː/ | ʔus /ʔus/ | ʔus /ʔus/ | miː /miː/ | ild /ilː/ | ไฟ /faj/ | ふぃー /ɸiː/ |
| Sun | waː /waː/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | ɲit /ɲit/ | sol /suːl/ | ตะวัน /tawan/ | てぃだ /tida/ |
| Moon | lɔː /lɔː/ | kee /keː/ | kee /keː/ | ʐwaː /ʐwaː/ | måne /moːnə/ | เดือน /dɯːan/ | 月 /tɕitɕi/ |
| Mother | maː /maː/ | mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ | mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ | miː /miː/ | mor /muːr/ | แม่ /mɛː/ | あんまー /ammaː/ |
| Father | pʰaː /pʰaː/ | ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ | ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ | pə /pə/ | far /fɑːr/ | พ่อ /pʰɔː/ | すー /suː/ |
| Eat | sɛː /sɛː/ | caa /tʃaː/ | caa /tʃaː/ | tʃʰə /tʃʰə/ | spise /spiːsə/ | กิน /kin/ | 食でぃ /kadi/ |
| Drink | pə /pə/ | ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ | ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ | ʂu /ʂu/ | drikke /drɪkːə/ | กิน /kin/ | 飲でぃ /nudi/ |
| Love | rəŋ /rəŋ/ | kɔɔh /kɔːh/ | kɔɔh /kɔːh/ | pʰo /pʰo/ | kjærlighet /çæːɾliheːt/ | รัก /rak/ | 愛 /eː/ |
| Heart | sɛɛ /sɛɛ/ | kruɛŋ /kruɛŋ/ | kruɛŋ /kruɛŋ/ | ɲit /ɲit/ | hjerte /jæɾtə/ | ใจ /tɕaj/ | 心 /kukuɾu/ |
| Tree | tʰɔː /tʰɔː/ | cmuul /tʃmuːl/ | cmuul /tʃmuːl/ | tʃʰoː /tʃʰoː/ | tre /treː/ | ไม้ /maːj/ | 木 /tɕiː/ |
| House | miː /miː/ | kaaŋ /kaːŋ/ | kaaŋ /kaːŋ/ | kʰə /kʰə/ | hus /hʉːs/ | เรือน /rɯːan/ | 家 /jaː/ |
| Dog | kʰɔː /kʰɔː/ | cɔ /tʃɔ/ | cɔ /tʃɔ/ | kʰwe /kʰwe/ | hund /hʉnː/ | หมา /maː/ | 犬 /inɯ/ |
| Cat | mɛː /mɛː/ | meeo /meːo/ | meeo /meːo/ | maː /maː/ | katt /kɑtː/ | แมว /mɛːw/ | まやー /majaː/ |
| Hand | miːk /miːk/ | tii /tiː/ | tii /tiː/ | kʰaː /kʰaː/ | hånd /hɔnː/ | มือ /mɯː/ | 手 /tiː/ |
| Eye | miːn /miːn/ | ŋtaa /ŋtaː/ | ŋtaa /ŋtaː/ | mit /mit/ | øye /øjə/ | ตา /taː/ | 目 /miː/ |
| Hello | sawʔdiː /sawʔdiː/ | lɔh /lɔh/ | lɔh /lɔh/ | niə /niə/ | hei /hɛɪ/ | — /—/ | はいさい /haisai/ |
| Thank you | tʰɔk /tʰɔk/ | ɔrkun /ʔɔrkun/ | ɔrkun /ʔɔrkun/ | — /—/ | takk /tɑkː/ | — /—/ | にふぇーでーびる /niɸeːdeːbiɾu/ |
| One | tʃit /tʃit/ | muei /muei/ | muei /muei/ | tʃʰik /tʃʰik/ | en /eːn/ | หนึ่ง /nɯŋ/ | 一 /tiːtɕi/ |
| Good | jɔː /jɔː/ | gee /ɡeː/ | gee /ɡeː/ | kʰo /kʰo/ | bra /brɑː/ | ดี /diː/ | まし /maɕi/ |
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