worjibbeiwo²¹-tʃi³³be³³🔊n.foot of the mountain; root of the mountain山底/shān dǐ/Kax mel worjibbei leil zi a, nilbiaxhox a, yarzi fasol.村子盖在山底,泥石流时很危险。When a village is built at the foot of a mountain, if there is a landslide, it is in great danger.When the /w/ precedes /o/ it is most often a Yi word; the phonetically similar sound /v/ precedes other sounds. If the /w/ precedes other vowels it is most often a Mandarin Chinese loan.当 /w/ 在 /o/ 之前时,多半是彝族的字;在语音学上类似的音 /v/ 用在其它的音之前。/w/ 若用在其它的 韵母或元音之前则多半是来自普通话的借词。Compare 另见jibbeiwordabborworgaworjibborwo²¹tʃi³³bo²¹

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