pa̠rauk

Parauk Wa

Austroasiatic (Palaungic)

FamilyAustroasiatic (Palaungic) SpeakersApproximately 399,000-849,000 speakers (estimates vary: ~399,000 in Parauk variety, total ScriptLatin alphabet (Bible orthography and Wa State orthography; no traditi Official inOfficial language in Wa State (Myanmar); provincial status in Yunnan Province (China)

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/

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 WaKhmuKhmuSouthern QiangNorwegianOld Thai (Sukhothai)Okinawan
Water tʃɔː /tʃɔː/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ tʃʰu /tʃʰu/ vann /vɑnː/ น้ำ /naːm/ /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/ /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/ 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/ ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ ʂu /ʂu/ drikke /drɪkːə/ กิน /kin/ 飲でぃ /nudi/
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