| Muda | |
| States: | China |
| Speakers: | 2,000 |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam3: | Lolo–Burmese |
| Fam4: | Loloish |
| Fam5: | Southern |
| Fam6: | Akha? |
| Iso3: | ymd |
| Glotto: | muda1235 |
| Glottorefname: | Muda |
| Map2: | Lang Status 80-VU.svg |
Muda (木达 or 母打) is a Loloish language of China.
There are over 2,000 Muda speakers in Nanlianshan Village Community 南联山村委会[1] (formerly Nanlianshan District, 南联山乡, now part of Gasa Township 嘎洒镇), Jinghong City, Yunnan, China (Xu 1991).[2]
Xu (1991) classifies Muda as a Ha-Ya language (see Hani languages).
Hsiu (2018)[3] classifies Muda as an Akha language containing a Bisoid substratum, with the substrate language being an early split from Bisoid. Muda has Cl- consonant clusters like various Bisoid languages, Siloid languages, and Jinuo, while words of Bisoid origin include 'leg', 'house', and 'smoke'.
Muda has the complex consonant onsets pronounced as //pl, pʰl, bl, ml, pj, pʰj, bj, mj// (Xu 1991:34).
The following vocabulary of Muda is from Xu (1991).
| English gloss | Chinese gloss | Muda | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 白 | pʰlu⁵⁵ | 35 | |
| Full | 满 | blaŋ³³ | 35 | |
| Pus | 脓 | blaŋ⁵⁵ | 36 | |
| Arrow | 箭 | mla³¹ | 36 | |
| Broom | 扫帚 | pʰjɔ⁵⁵ | 36 | |
| Bee | 蜜蜂 | bja³¹ | 36 | |
| Lose, to | 遗失 | bjo̱³³ | 36 | |
| Fly, to | 飞 | jɔ³³ | 36 | |
| Monkey | 猴子 | mjo̱³¹ | 36 | |
| Many | 多 | mja³¹ | 36 | |
| Foot | 脚 | kʰɯ⁵⁵ | 37 | |
| Six | 六 | ko̱³¹ | 37 | |
| Gallbladder | 胆 | kʰɯ⁵⁵ | 37 | |
| Star | 星星 | gɯ⁵⁵ | 37 | |
| Copper | 铜 | gɯ³¹ | 37 | |
| Tendon | 筋 | gu³¹ | 37 | |
| Manure | 粪 | cçʰe³¹ | 38 | |
| Root (classifier) | 根（量词） | cçʰaŋ³¹ | 38 | |
| Wide | 宽 | ɟje⁵⁵ | 38 | |
| Drop, to | 掉 | ɟja³³ | 38 | |
| Day (time) | 天（日子） | naŋ³³ | 38 | |
| Soft | 软 | nø̱³¹ | 38 | |
| Cook, to | 煮 | tɕa̱³¹ | 38 | |
| Sour | 酸 | tɕʰɛ⁵⁵ | 38 | |
| Narrow | 窄 | tɕu̱³¹ | 38 | |
| Lick, to | 舔 | tɕʰy⁵⁵ | 38 | |
| Stick (classifier) | 条 | tɕa̱³³ | 38 | |
| Cry, weep | 哭 | ɴo⁵⁵ | 39 | |
| Steal, to | 偷 | qʰø³¹ | 39 | |
| Bitter | 苦 | qʰa³¹ | 39 | |
| Smoke (fog) | 烟（雾） | qʰø³¹ | 39 | |
| Nine | 九 | ɢø³¹ | 39 | |
| Curved | 弯 | ɢaŋ³¹ | 39 | |
| Play, to | 玩耍 | ɢa³³ | 39 | |
| Enter, to | 进 | aŋ⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Horse | 马 | maŋ³¹ | 40 | |
| Open (door) | 开（门） | pʰaŋ³³ | 40 | |
| Sell, to | 卖 | aŋ³¹ | 40 | |
| Throat | 喉咙 | kʰaŋ³¹ | 40 | |
| Dark | 暗 | jaŋ⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Pus | 脓 | blaŋ⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Full | 满 | blaŋ³³ | 40 | |
| Money | 钱 | kʰaŋ⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Bear | 狗熊 | xum⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Otter | 水獭 | ɕum⁵⁵ | 40 | |
| Iron | 铁 | ɕʰum⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Pile (of soil) | 堆（土） | blum⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| House | 房屋 | ʑum⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Roast, to | 烤 | lum⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Round | 圆 | laŋ³³ | 41 | |
| Surround, to | 包围 | laŋ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Pond | 池塘 | laŋ³³ | 41 | |
| Axe | 斧子 | dzɿ³³ | 41 | |
| Woman | 女人 | mi³¹ | 41 | |
| Louse | 虱子 | ɕɛ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Goose | 鹅 | gɛ̱³³ | 41 | |
| Push, to | 推 | dɛ³¹ | 41 | |
| Edge | 边上 | dzɛ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Eagle | 老鹰 | dzɛ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Saddle | 鞍子 | qɔ̱³³ | 41 | |
| Shallow | 浅 | tɛ̱³³ | 41 | |
| Change, to | 改 | pʰa³³ | 41 | |
| Winnow (rice), to | 簸（米） | ja⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| See, to | 看见 | mɔ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Mosquito | 蚊子 | gɔ³¹ | 41 | |
| Change, to | 变 | pʰa⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Stick (classifier) | 条 | tɕa̱³³ | 41 | |
| Leg | 腿 | bɔ⁵⁵ | 41 | |
| Store, to | 铺 | qʰɔ³¹ | 41 |