About the Lists

The word lists are arranged alphabetically according to the Hanyu pinyin romanisation of the word, as it appears in the original Sinophone writing. Each word entry has part of speech information, the general category that the word fits into, “original” word in the script of the relevant Tibeto-Burman language (where available), the Chinese and English meanings, and a sample sentence where the headword has been used.

For example, the entry “阿古” (pinyin agu) is a noun, in Naxi it is the word eqggv, an appellation meaning “小舅” or “wife's younger brother”, and an example sentence is given from a story by Naxi author Yang Zhengwen.

Example:

阿古 (n.)

Word(s) in Achang language: eqggv
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 小舅
Meaning in English: wife’s younger brother
Example: 纳罕青年男女对唱情歌时，男的称女的为“阿基”即“小姨”，女的称男的为“阿古”即“阿舅”
Reference: 99，东巴小说选，杨正文 2008. 北京：中国文联出版社