- Rgyalronic languages
The languages of the Rgyalrong group belong to the Qiangic branch of
Tibeto-Burman . They are related toTangut and Qiang, and more distantly toBurmese , Tibetan, and Chinese.These languages are spoken in the contemporary province of
Sichuan in the People Republic of China, and in anonymous Tibetan prefectures ofKar-mdzes (Garzê 甘孜) andRnga-ba (Ngawa 阿坝). These languages are distinguished by their morphological complexity, and their archaisms.Conjugation of a verb whose object is in the third person.
« To eat bread » (bread = IPA|qɤjɣi)
IPA|aʑo qɤjɣi ndzi-a : I will eat bread
IPA|nɤʑo qɤjɣi tɯ-ndze : You will ...
IPA|ɯʑo qɤjɣi ndze : He will ...
IPA|tɕiʑo qɤjɣi ndzá-tɕi : We two will ...
IPA|ndʑiʑo qɤjɣi tɯ-ndzá-ndʑi : You two will ...
IPA|ʑɤni qɤjɣi ndzá-ndʑi : They two will ...
IPA|iʑo qɤjɣi ndza-j : We will ...
IPA|qɤjɣi tɯ-ndzá-nɯ : You will ...
IPA|ʑara qɤjɣi ndzá-nɯ : They will ...
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