Mihaq
Kusunda
Language isolate
Kusunda (Mihaq, गिलंगदेइ) is a critically endangered language isolate of mid-western Nepal, traditionally spoken by the formerly nomadic Kusunda hunter-gatherer community of the Mahabharat foothills (Dang, Surkhet, Pyuthan, Tanahu districts). The last fully fluent L1 speaker, Gyani Maiya Sen, died in 2020 (her sister Kamala Khatri died 2024); ~3 partial speakers remain. Documented by Hodgson in 1857 and decisively as an isolate by David Watters (Notes on Kusunda Grammar, 2006). Tribhuvan University and the Language Commission of Nepal currently run revitalization classes in Dang for several Kusunda youth.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Kusunda
Acqua
tang
/tɑŋ/
Fuoco
yu
/ju/
Sole
nəm
/nəm/
Luna
pom
/pom/
Madre
—
/—/
Padre
ama
/ama/
Mangiare
təim
/təim/
Bere
—
/—/
Amore
—
/—/
Cuore
—
/—/
Albero
cigi
/t͡siɡi/
Casa
gepa
/ɡepa/
Cane
agəi
/aɡəi/
Gatto
—
/—/
Mano
gisi
/ɡisi/
Occhio
gam
/ɡam/
Ciao
—
/—/
Grazie
—
/—/
Uno
nu
/nu/
Buono
—
/—/
Fonti
- Watters (2006) Notes on Kusunda Grammar
- Glottolog: kusu1250
- Ethnologue: kgg
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Language isolate correlate
| Significato | Kusunda | Neko | Coreano di Goryeo | Messapico | Pyu | Goguryeo | lingua dei segni nicaraguense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | tang /tɑŋ/ | wai /wai/ | 沒 /*mwol/ | — /—/ | ʔuy /uj/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ |
| Fuoco | yu /ju/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | 孛 /*pwol/ | — /—/ | vyaŋ /wjaŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sole | nəm /nəm/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | 姮 /*hai/ | — /—/ | ño /ɲo/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Luna | pom /pom/ | — /—/ | 突 /*twol/ | — /—/ | hla /hla/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Madre | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | na /na/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Padre | ama /ama/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ana /ˈana/ | paʔ /paʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mangiare | təim /təim/ | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | cyaʔ /tɕaʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bere | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amore | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cuore | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Albero | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | tei /tei/ | 南記 /*namki/ | — /—/ | siŋ /siŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Casa | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ | 集 /*tɕip/ | — /—/ | vaiŋ /waiŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cane | agəi /aɡəi/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | 家稀 /*kahi/ | — /—/ | kwiy /kwij/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Gatto | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mano | gisi /ɡisi/ | — /—/ | 遜 /*swon/ | — /—/ | lak /lak/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Occhio | gam /ɡam/ | ta /ta/ | 嫩 /*nwun/ | — /—/ | mik /mik/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Ciao | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Grazie | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Uno | nu /nu/ | — /—/ | 河屯 /*hatwun/ | — /—/ | te /te/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Buono | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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