This shows that their original locality is to be sought in an eastern as well as in a northern direction.
If the Tʻhay dialects are less like the Burmese than most other members of their class, they are more like the Bʻhot of Tibet.
| English | boat. |
| Ahom | ru. |
| Khamti | hu. |
| Lau | heic. |
| Siamese | reng. |
| W. Tibetan[30] | gru. |
| S. Tibetan[30] | kua. |
| English | bone. |
| Khamti | nuk. |
| Lau | duk. |
| Siamese | ka-duk. |
| S. Tibetan | ruko. |
| English | crow. |
| Ahom | ka. |
| Khamti | ka. |
| Lau | ka. |
| Siamese | ka. |
| W. Tibetan | kha-ta. |
| English | ear. |
| Khamti (3) | hú. |
| W. Tibetan | sá. |
| S. Tibetan | amcho. |
| English | egg. |
| Ahom | khrai. |
| Khamti | khai. |
| Lau | khai. |
| Siamese | khai. |
| English | father. |
| Ahom (3) | po. |
| W. Tibetan | phá. |
| S. Tibetan | pálá. |
| English | fire. |
| Ahom (3) | fai. |
| W. Tibetan | má. |
| S. Tibetan | mé. |
| English | flower. |
| Ahom | blok. |
| Khamti | mok. |
| Lau | dok. |
| Siamese | dokmai. |
| W. Tibetan | me-tog. |
| S. Tibetan | men-tok. |