Lexicostatistics: Amis to Tsou

Comparison Amis to Tsou

  English    Amis     Tsou   Comments  Points  
Death-M-P-T-
mapatay [1]
-M-C-J-
mcoi [2]
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -T-/-C-
 61,67  
Ear-T-N-L-7-
taŋilaʔ
-K-R-
koru
Related consonant match -7-/-K-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
Wrong order! (switched matches -> no point)
 0,00  
Eye-M-T-7-
mataʔ
-M-C-
mcoo
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -T-/-C-
 61,67  
Four-S-P-T-
spat
-S-P-T-
səptə
Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
 100,00  
Hand-K-P-L-
kapal
-M-C-
mucu
Too weak signals, no point!  0,00  
I-K-K-
kaku
-7-
aʔo, naʔo
Related consonant match -K-/-7-
 42,50  
Name-N-N-N-
ŋaŋan
-N-K-
oŋko
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 33,33  
Night-L-F-7-7-
lafiʔiʔ
-F-R-N-
freŋna
Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
Wrong order! (switched matches -> no point) Wrong order! (switched matches -> no point) Too weak signals, no point!
 0,00  
Nose-S-N-T-N-
suŋətan
-N-C-
ŋəcə
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Related consonant match -T-/-C-
 46,25  
Three-T-L-7-
tuluʔ
-T-R-
turu
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
 56,67  
Tongue-S-M-7-
smaʔ
-M-
umo
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point!
 0,00  
Tooth-W-TH-S-
waθis
-KH-S-
xisi
Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point!
 0,00  
Two-T-S-7-
tusaʔ
-R-S-
ruso
Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point!
 0,00  
Water-N-N-M-
nanum
-C-KH-M-
cxumu
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! All consonants match!
 33,33  
Who-C-M-7-
cimaʔ
-S-J-
sia
Related consonant match -C-/-S-
Too weak signals, no point!
 0,00  
Wind-F-L-7-
faliʔ
-P-R-P-
porepe
Related consonant match -F-/-P-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
 51,67  
You (thou)-K-S-
kisu
-N-S-
nasu
Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
 50,00  
Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 537,08/17 (=31,593/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the Genetic distance:
Genetic distance: 68,41
 
These languages are possibly remotely related.
(Low chance interference: p-Value* = 0,009).

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Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
 
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 78,53
→ Standard deviation (σ): 4,31
p-value = ƒ(68,41, μ, σ): 0,0094
 
This comparison has a probability of 0,94% to get results below 68,41 if conducted with random values. For more details about the statistical context click here.
References:
 1. Source: Amis (Fata'an) Wiktionary - Cognate sets for Formosan languages based on the ABVD (Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database) 210-word list basic vocabulary list. All of the data is from Li (2004).
 2. Source: Tsou (Duhtu) Wiktionary - Cognate sets for Formosan languages based on the ABVD (Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database) 210-word list basic vocabulary list. All of the data is from Li (2004).