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.
Onde é falada
20 palavras essenciais em Kusunda
Água
tang
/tɑŋ/
Fogo
yu
/ju/
Sol
nəm
/nəm/
Lua
pom
/pom/
Mãe
—
/—/
Pai
ama
/ama/
Comer
təim
/təim/
Beber
—
/—/
Amor
—
/—/
Coração
—
/—/
Árvore
cigi
/t͡siɡi/
Casa
gepa
/ɡepa/
Cão
agəi
/aɡəi/
Gato
—
/—/
Mão
gisi
/ɡisi/
Olho
gam
/ɡam/
Olá
—
/—/
Obrigado
—
/—/
Um
nu
/nu/
Bom
—
/—/
Fontes
- Watters (2006) Notes on Kusunda Grammar
- Glottolog: kusu1250
- Ethnologue: kgg
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Language isolate relacionadas
| Significado | Kusunda | Neko | Coreano de Goryeo | Messapic | Pyu | Goguryeo | língua de sinais nicaraguense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | tang /tɑŋ/ | wai /wai/ | 沒 /*mwol/ | — /—/ | ʔuy /uj/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ |
| Fogo | yu /ju/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | 孛 /*pwol/ | — /—/ | vyaŋ /wjaŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sol | nəm /nəm/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | 姮 /*hai/ | — /—/ | ño /ɲo/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Lua | pom /pom/ | — /—/ | 突 /*twol/ | — /—/ | hla /hla/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mãe | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | na /na/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Pai | ama /ama/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ana /ˈana/ | paʔ /paʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Comer | təim /təim/ | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | cyaʔ /tɕaʔ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Beber | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amor | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Coração | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Árvore | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | tei /tei/ | 南記 /*namki/ | — /—/ | siŋ /siŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Casa | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ | 集 /*tɕip/ | — /—/ | vaiŋ /waiŋ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cão | agəi /aɡəi/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | 家稀 /*kahi/ | — /—/ | kwiy /kwij/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Gato | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mão | gisi /ɡisi/ | — /—/ | 遜 /*swon/ | — /—/ | lak /lak/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Olho | gam /ɡam/ | ta /ta/ | 嫩 /*nwun/ | — /—/ | mik /mik/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Olá | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Obrigado | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Um | nu /nu/ | — /—/ | 河屯 /*hatwun/ | — /—/ | te /te/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bom | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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