Dzala language
| Dzala | |
|---|---|
| Dzala 'Mat | |
| Region | Bhutan |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2011)[1] |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dzl |
| Glottolog | dzal1238 |
The Dzala language, also called Dzalakha, Dzalamat, or Yangtsebikha, is an East Bodish language spoken in eastern Bhutan, in the Lhuntse and Trashiyangtse Districts.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Post-alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n
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Stop
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aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| voiced | b | d
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ɡ | ||||
| ejective | pʼ | tʼ
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kʼ | qʼ | |||
Affricate
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aspirated | t͡sʰ | t͡ʃʰ | ||||
| voiced | d͡z | d͡ʒ | |||||
| ejective | t͡sʼ | t͡ʃʼ | |||||
Fricative
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voiceless | s | ʃ | x | h | ||
| voiced | v | z | ʒ | ɣ | |||
Vibrant
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r
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| Lateral | l
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Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Dzala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- SOAS. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
Bibliography
- ISBN 90-04-12062-9.
- ISBN 0-7007-1197-X.
- Namgyel, Singye. The Language Web of Bhutan. Thimphu: KMT.
- ISBN 90-5789-002-X.
- van Driem, George (2007). "Dzala and Dakpa form a coherent subgroup within East Bodish, and some related thoughts" (PDF). Linguistics of the Himalayas and beyond: 71–85.
External links
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