Liyuric languages
The Liyuric languages are a small language family of Aylongam. Its two known members are Xindvâ and Kygami.
Comparison
The following table compares various Proto-Liyuric words to their descendants (some of these may have different meanings in the modern languages):
| English | Proto-Liyuric | Xindvâ | Kygami |
|---|---|---|---|
| to bathe | dwôl
/dwəl/ |
dvôl [dwɜl] |
dū [duː] |
| black | guchar
/ˈgu.tsʰar/ |
guhâr [gu.hɑɻ] |
wal |
| child | wèèw
/wɛːw/ |
viêo [viə̯w] |
bø̄ [bɵː] |
| deep | belg
/belg/ |
beug [bɛwɣ] |
bø̄ka [ˈbɵː.kə] |
| earth, ground | srod |
hrod [r̥ɔð] |
ārot [ˈaː.ɾot] |
| eye | kyangyô
/ˈkja.ŋjə/ |
chanh [tɕɛ̃j̃] |
qengi [ˈʔe.ŋi] |
| fire | sluuk
/sluːk/ |
hlauk [ɬæwk] |
lūka [luːka] |
| gold | ngûybal
/ŋɨj.bal/ |
ngibâl [ŋi.bɑl] |
,
īwō, gīwō [(ɣ)iː.woː] |
| guest | tsyoȝôy
/tsjoˈʁəj/ |
xvôy [ɕwɜj] |
sigoi [siˈɣoi] |
| hair | khûyôn
/kʰɨˈjən/ |
khyôn [xjən] |
haena [haˈe.na] |
| heart | bzong |
bzong [bzɔŋ] |
zū [dzuː] |
| hill | gèm
/gɛm/ |
gẽo [gɛ̃w̃] |
iom [jom] |
| life | ryeng |
ryeng [rjɛŋ] |
nī [niː] |
| oil | ngyusô
/ŋju.sə/ |
nhus [ɲʊs] |
io [jo] |
| rice plant | ngaaȝew
/ˈŋaː.ʁew/ |
ngaaju [ŋɑː.ʑu] |
wāgø̄ [ˈwaː.ɣɵː] |
| rich | wisòòng
/wiˈsɔːŋ/ |
vyuông [vjʊə̯ŋ] |
wifau [ˈwi.fɐu] |
| sharp | slaa
/slaː/ |
hlûô [ɬɨə̯] |
ārē [ˈɐː.ɾeː] |
| cobblestone | wisokhô
/wiˈso.kʰə/ |
vyokh [vjɔx] |
ūha [ˈuː.hə] |
| tongue | mel |
mel [mɛl] |
miō [mjoː] |
| young | byasla
/ˈbja.sla/ |
byahl [bjæɬ] |
bea [ˈbe.a] |
The following table compares the meanings of cognate words in Xindvâ and Kygami:
| Xindvâ | Kygami |
|---|---|
| driêng "monarch" | zēi "chief" |
| hõut "crowd" | fāngat "assembly" |
| rang "evening" | lau "night" |
| hlauk "hearth" | lūka "fire" |
| pâhō "plaza, downtown" | pafāu "chief's house" |
| gûôy "speech, language" | ēi "conversation" |
| liut "letter, script" | nȳta "design" |
| byō "fast, quick" | biō "early" |
| veuth "lost" | ø̄ca "absent" |
| zhûông "snarl, be angry" | gēu "be repulsed" |
| xeo "be able to" | segu "be well" |