| Mili | |
| States: | China |
| Region: | Yunnan |
| Speakers: | 23,000 |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam3: | Lolo–Burmese |
| Fam4: | Loloish |
| Fam5: | Lisoish |
| Fam6: | Lolopo |
| Iso3: | ymh |
| Glotto: | mili1235 |
| Glottorefname: | Mili |
Mili is a Loloish language spoken in Jingdong County (in Anding 安定乡 and Wenlong 文龙乡 townships[1]), Yun, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan province, China. Mili is a variety of Lolopo.[2]
The following basic vocabulary word list of Mili is from the Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer (1992:79-80).
| English gloss | Chinese gloss | Mili 咪俚语 |
|---|---|---|
| One | 一 | tɕʰo²¹ |
| Two | 二 | ȵi³³ |
| Three | 三 | so³³ |
| Four | 四 | li³³ |
| Five | 五 | ŋo²¹ |
| Six | 六 | tɕʰo²¹ |
| Seven | 七 | xə²¹ |
| Eight | 八 | xẽ²¹ |
| Nine | 九 | kɯ³³ |
| Ten | 十 | tʰi³³ |
| Sun | 太阳 | ʔɑ⁵⁵mu³³tɕʰu³³ |
| Moon | 月亮 | xo³³bo³⁵ |
| Sky | 天 | ɤ̃³³tso³³ |
| Ground | 地 | mi²¹li³³ |
| Mountain | 山 | ʂe²¹ |
| Water | 水 | ɤ⁵⁵tsʰou²¹ |
| Fire | 火 | ʔɑ⁵⁵to⁵⁵ |
| Field | 田 | dau⁵⁵mi⁵⁵ |
| Valley | 谷 | tsʰɤ⁵⁵ʂa²¹ |
| Cow | 牛 | y⁵⁵ŋĩ²¹ |
| Sheep | 羊 | ʔɑ⁵⁵tsʰi²¹ |
| Horse | 马 | me²¹ |
| Pig | 猪 | ve²¹ |
| Chicken | 鸡 | ʑi³³ |
| Dog | 狗 | ɑ⁵⁵nu⁵⁵ |
| Eat | 吃饭 | tso⁵⁵dzo²¹ |
| Sleep | 睡觉 | ʑi²¹do³³ |
| Man (male) | 男人 | tsʰo⁵⁵po³³ |
| Woman | 女人 | tsʰo⁵⁵mo³³ |
| House | 房屋 | jɛ⁵⁵xɛ⁵⁵ |
| Clothes | 衣服 | kɑ²¹tɕʰi⁵⁵ |
| Red | 红 | nɤ̃⁵⁵ |
| Black | 黑 | nɑ³³ |
| Street | 街子 | ʑi³³kɑ²¹ |