Lakkia

Introduction

Lakkia is a language of China. It is spoken in Eastern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jinxiu Yao autonomous county.

Dialects

Phonetically similar to Iu Mien (See: Iu Mien), word order to Bunu (See: Bunu, Bu-Nao). Not intelligible with Hmong Djua (See: Hmong Njua?) or Bunu. Minimal variation within Lakkia. Lexical similarity: 45% with Dong (See: Dong, Northern), 23% with Lachi (See: Lachi?) and Qabiao (See: Qabiao), 22% with Gelao.

The Lakkia Verb

Verblist

• *bla: A2, khju:t7, pla4 -- to climb
• *dziə B2, tsie6 -- to shoot
• *fat D1, fat7 -- to tie up, fasten
• *glak D2, kjak8 -- to steal
• *ha:i A1, ha:i1 -- to open, uncover
• *hɔ:p D1, ho:p7, tsen1 -- to drink
• *he:m C1, hɛ:m3, hɛ̃:m3 -- to laugh
• *hep D1, hep7 -- to sleep
• *hɛ: A1, hɛ1 -- to fear
• *kat D1, kat7 -- to bite
• *klam B1, kjam5, tɛ:t8 -- to cut, hack
• *ɲeu A2, ŋjɛ:u6 -- to live, be alive
• *pai A1, a:m4, ʔa:m4, pai1 -- to walk
• *pən B1, pon5 -- to fly
• *phu: B1, phu3, tshu:i1 -- to blow
• *phui A1, phu:i1 -- to spit
• *piə A1, piẽ1 -- to cry
• *plei A1, plei1 -- to die, be dead
• *tɔ: C1, to3 -- to cook
• *tsen A1, tsen1 -- to eat
• *tsheu A1, kjo1 -- to hide
• *wlei C2, wei4 -- to buy
• *wok D2, wok8 -- to swell
• *ʔjau A1, kjep7 -- to scratch
• *ʔjok D1, jok7 -- to vomit
• *ʔju:n A1, ju:n1 -- to stand
• *ʔnam B1, *glan C2 -- to squeeze
• *ʔniŋ B1, niŋ5 -- to sit
• *ʔwe:t D1, kwa:k7, wɛ:t7 -- to dig
• *ʔwei B1, ʔu:i5, lɛm4, lo:m1 -- to see
• a4, ʔa4 -- to kill
• ai6, ʔai6, fuə:n5 -- to count
• bok7, m̥a3, tsiŋ2 -- to grow
• fie:ŋ3 -- to think
• foŋ5 -- to breathe
• hĩ:p7 -- to suck
• hi:u3, hji:u3 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• hwɛ:n1 hep7, pok8 hwɛ:n1 hep7 -- to dream
• hwit7 -- to throw
• kjap7, tam3 -- to sew
• kjom6, ti:u4 -- to burn
• kut7 -- to hit
• lei4 -- to flow
• ɬon5, pla5 -- to fall
• ma3 tei3 -- to yawn
• ŋ ̥jai3, ŋ̥ja:i3 -- to chew
• ŋ ̥jut7, ŋ̥jũ:t7 -- to sniff, smell
• pan5 -- to turn
• pha:k7, phik7 -- to split
• pok8 ŋõ:m5 -- to swim
• ta:p8 -- to pound, beat
• taŋ2, ten6 -- to come
• ti2 -- to hold
• tsa:ŋ3 -- to say
• tsɛ:n3 -- to choose
• tsoŋ5 -- to plant
• ʔɛ5, thɛŋ5 -- to hear
• ʔo:m6 tu2 -- to hunt