Lexicostatistics: Bhojpuri to Magahi

Comparison Bhojpuri to Magahi

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Death-M-R-
मरे (marē) [1]
-M-R-
मरना (mərnɑ, root=mar) [2]
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 100,00  
Ear-K-N-
कान (kān) [3]
-K-N-
कान (kɑn) [4]
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 100,00  
Eye-KH-
आँख (ā̃kh)
-K-
आंख (ɑ̃kʰ)
Related consonant match -KH-/-K-
 85,00  
Four-C-R-
चार (cā)
-C-R-
चार (cɑr)
Exact consonant match -C-/-C-
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 100,00  
Hand-H-TH-
हाथ (hāth)
-H-T-
हाथ (hɑt̪ʰ)
Exact consonant match -H-/-H-
Related consonant match -TH-/-T-
 92,50  
I-H-M-
हम (ham)
-H-M-
हम (həm)
Exact consonant match -H-/-H-
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
 100,00  
Name-N-V-
नाव (nāv)
-N-M-
नाम (nɑm)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 50,00  
Night-R-T-
रात (rāt)
-R-T-
रात (rɑt̪)
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
 100,00  
Nose-N-K-
नाक (nāk)
-N-K-
नाक (nɑk)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
 100,00  
Sun-S-R-
सूरज (sūraj)
-S-R-
सूरज (surəɟ)
Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 100,00  
Three-T-N-
तीन (tīn)
-T-N-
तीन (t̪in)
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 100,00  
Tongue-ZH-B-
जीभ (jībh)
-ZH-B-
जीभ (ɟibʰ)
Exact consonant match -ZH-/-ZH-
Exact consonant match -B-/-B-
 100,00  
Tooth-D-T-
दाँत (dā̃t)
-D-T-
दांत (d̪ɑt̪)
Exact consonant match -D-/-D-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
 100,00  
Two-D-
दु (du)
-D-
दू (d̪u)
Exact consonant match -D-/-D-
 100,00  
Water-P-N-
पानी (pānī)
-P-N-
पानी (pɑni)
Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 100,00  
Who-K-V-N-
कवन (kavan)
-K-N-
कउन (kəʊn)
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 66,67  
Wind-H-V-
हवा (havā)
-H-V-
हवा (həwɑ)
Exact consonant match -H-/-H-
Exact consonant match -V-/-V-
 100,00  
You (thou)-T-
ते (tē)
-T-
तु (t̪ʊ)
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
 100,00  
Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 1694,17/18 (=94,120/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the Genetic distance:
Genetic distance: 5,88
 
These languages are very closely related!

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Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
 
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 86,52
→ Standard deviation (σ): 6,10
p-value = ƒ(5,88, μ, σ): 3,268 × 10-40
 
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 5,88 if conducted with random values.
References:
 1. To die
 2. To die
 3. All Bhojpuri words from: Wiktionary
 4. All Magahi words from: Palisto's KurdishDNA blog