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40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

  • Yugoslavian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Philippine Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Nicaraguan Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • German Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Czech Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Swiss-French Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Brazilian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Maltese Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Polish Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Singapore Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • South African Sign Language

    55 published entries

  • Mexican Sign Language

    54 published entries

  • American Sign Language

    50 published entries

  • Taiwan Sign Language

    48 published entries

  • Quebec Sign Language

    42 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    40 published entries

  • Paraguayan Sign Language

    39 published entries

  • Spanish Sign Language

    33 published entries

  • Albanian Sign Language

    31 published entries

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Hungarian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Ethiopian Sign Language

    23 published entries

  • French Sign Language

    21 published entries

  • Thai Sign Language

    19 published entries

  • Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

    16 published entries

  • Japanese Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Colombian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Romanian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Korean Sign Language

    9 published entries

  • Peruvian Sign Language

    7 published entries

  • Catalan Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Russian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Swiss-German Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

121 words and 0 phrases found.

Azhe

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

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a21dʐɛ22
AUTONYM (OF PEOPLE)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a33du21
FOX

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a33nu55
MONKEY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a33po55
FROG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a55ʣi21
THORN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a55nɛ33
CAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a55ŋo21
FISH

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ba21bi55
WORM

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ba22
SHOOT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bɪ22
SPEAK

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bo22
FLOAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bu21
CARRY ON BACK

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bu22
OWN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bɯ22
MOUNTAIN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕi33
STICKING

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕɪ22
LOUSE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dɛ21
HIT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dɪ22
CLIMB

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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do21
BEE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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do22lɪ21
WING

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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du21
DIG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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du22
SUNRISE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dʉ22
SWALLOW

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dɯ21
WEAR (ON HEAD)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dʐi21
COPPER

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dʐʉ22
HAVE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ʣɛ21
RIDE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ʣi22
CUT DOWN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ʣo21
EAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ʥɪ21
HUNT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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fɯ55
Fumigate

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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go21
BITE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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PLAY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gɯ21
GIVE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gɯ55
BE ABLE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣɛ21
GROW UP

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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LAUGH

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣo21
SNOW

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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CRAWL

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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PICK UP

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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