Lingao

Introduction

Lingao is a language of China. It is spoken in Hainan Province, north central coast, Lingao county, parts of Danxian, Chengmai, and Qiongshan counties, Haikou city suburbs.

Dialects

Lincheng (Lingao Proper-Dengmai), Qiongshan.

The Lingao Verb

Verblist

• dam³ sim³
• fam² kui³
• fam⁴ soi⁴
• ȵam¹

• a3 bak7, ȵə2 hu2 -- to yawn
• bɔi1 -- to walk
• bo1, kaŋ3 -- to say
• dai1 -- to die, be dead
• dam4 -- to cut, hack
• dɔŋ1, mia2 -- to come
• dek8 -- to see
• duak8 -- to vomit
• dum4, nam2 -- to pound, beat
• fan2, kən3 -- to climb
• fən1 -- to split
• hɔm1, miu3 -- to sniff, smell
• hək7 vəi2 -- to burn
• heŋ3 -- to hear
• hu4, tɔk7 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• huk7 koŋ1 -- to work
• huŋ2 -- to cook
• jɔu3, tiŋ2 -- to live, be alive
• ka3 -- to kill
• kat8 -- to tie up, fasten
• kaʔ7, kap8 -- to bite
• kɔn1 -- to drink
• kɔn1 -- to eat
• kɔt8 -- to swell
• kit7 -- to hit
• kuʔ8, uat7 -- to dig
• lap7 -- to lie down
• lap7 -- to sleep
• lɔk8 -- to steal
• ləi1 -- to flow
• ləi2 -- to swim
• liak8 -- to choose
• liaŋ4 xəi3 -- to breathe
• liau1 -- to laugh
• maŋ2 -- to fear
• maʔ7 -- to suck
• me3 -- to hide
• ȵap8 -- to sew
• ȵɔ2 -- to shoot
• ȵɔ3 -- to grow
• ȵun1 -- to stand
• ŋai3 -- to cry
• ŋan1 -- to hold
• ŋian2 -- to chew
• ŋo1 -- to sit
• sa1 -- to plant
• tai1 -- to spit
• tiaŋ3 -- to think
• tuan3 -- to count
• vɔn2 -- to dream
• vɔu4 -- to blow
• vian1 -- to buy
• vin1 -- to fly
• xəi2 -- to open, uncover