Ai-Cham

Introduction

Ai-Cham is a language of China. It is spoken in Southern Guizhou Province, Qiannan Buyi-Miao autonomous prefecture, Libo county, Di’e and Boyao townships. 13 villages.

Dialects

Boyao, Di’e. Dialects have phonological differences, but are largely intelligible. Similar to Mak (See: Mak).

The Ai-Cham Verb

Verblist

• jun¹
• lau⁵
• zai⁶

• a:ŋ1 -- to open, uncover
• bən5, ȵok9 -- to stab, pierce
• ɕin1, si:n1 -- to eat
• ɕiŋ4 -- to think
• ɕuk7, sa:k9 -- to pound, beat
• dai3 -- to buy
• du:k7B, duk9 -- to vomit
• du1, zuk8 -- to tie up, fasten
• du6, kau5 -- to see
• ȡai5 -- to count
• ȡui1, lui1 -- to swim
• fin1 za:n1 -- to dream
• ha3 -- to kill
• jit7 non4 -- to yawn
• ju3 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ju3, təp7 -- to grow
• jun1 -- to stand
• kə1 ȶha1 -- to hear
• kwa:i4 -- to scratch
• kwət8 -- to dig
• lau5, tok7 -- to fall
• le6 -- to choose
• l̥jəu1, l̥ju1 -- to fear
• lui1 -- to flow
• m̥a1, taŋ1, thau5 -- to come
• map8 -- to hit
• na:m1, vi4 -- to work
• nən2, nun2 -- to sleep
• niŋ3 -- to lie down
• ȵa:i3, ȵam3 -- to chew
• ȵ̊ak7B, phu:t7, te5 -- to cut, hack
• ȵe3 -- to cry
• ȵun4 -- to sniff, smell
• pa:i1, sa:m3 -- to walk
• pan3 -- to squeeze
• peŋ5 -- to shoot
• peŋ5, wit8 -- to throw
• pəu1 -- to swell
• phju5 -- to spit
• pin1 -- to climb
• pɯk7 -- to split
• po5 -- to breathe
• po5, pu5 -- to blow
• sut7 -- to suck
• ȶa:ŋ3 -- to say
• tai1 -- to die, be dead
• tai2 -- to hold
• ȶam3 -- to bite
• ȶha3 -- to hide
• tip7 -- to sew
• ȶip7, ljak7 -- to steal
• tjat8 tə2 pa5 -- to hunt
• ȶu1 -- to laugh
• tun1 -- to burn
• tuŋ1 -- to cook
• vin6 -- to fly
• zəm6 -- to drink
• zu4 -- to plant
• zui6 -- to sit