Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships[2]), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan province, China. Mili is a variety of Lolopo.[3]
Vocabulary[]
The following basic vocabulary word list of Mili is from the Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:79-80).
English gloss
Chinese gloss
Mili 咪俚语
One
一
tɕʰo²¹
Two
二
ȵi³³
Three
三
so³³
Four
四
li³³
Five
五
ŋo²¹
Six
六
tɕʰo²¹
Seven
七
xə²¹
Eight
八
xẽ²¹
Nine
九
kɯ³³
Ten
十
tʰi³³
Sun
太阳
ʔɑ⁵⁵mu³³tɕʰu³³
Moon
月亮
xo³³bo³⁵
Sky
天
ɤ̃³³tso³³
Ground
地
mi²¹li³³
Mountain
山
ʂe²¹
Water
水
ɤ⁵⁵tsʰou²¹
Fire
火
ʔɑ⁵⁵to⁵⁵
Field
田
dau⁵⁵mi⁵⁵
Valley
谷
tsʰɤ⁵⁵ʂa²¹
Cow
牛
y⁵⁵ŋĩ²¹
Sheep
羊
ʔɑ⁵⁵tsʰi²¹
Horse
马
me²¹
Pig
猪
ve²¹
Chicken
鸡
ʑi³³
Dog
狗
ɑ⁵⁵nu⁵⁵
Eat
吃饭
tso⁵⁵dzo²¹
Sleep
睡觉
ʑi²¹do³³
Man (male)
男人
tsʰo⁵⁵po³³
Woman
女人
tsʰo⁵⁵mo³³
House
房屋
jɛ⁵⁵xɛ⁵⁵
Clothes
衣服
kɑ²¹tɕʰi⁵⁵
Red
红
nɤ̃⁵⁵
Black
黑
nɑ³³
Street
街子
ʑi³³kɑ²¹
References[]
^Mili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^"China". Asia Harvest. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
^Yang, Cathryn. 2011. Assessment of the Lolo languages: Current understanding and recommended next steps. m.s.