Kalkoti language
| Kalkoti | |
|---|---|
| کلکوٹی / کھلکوٹی / کھعلکوٹی | |
 | |
| Pronunciation | [kʰælkoːʈ] |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Kalkot Tehsil |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2018)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xka |
| Glottolog | kalk1245 |
Kalkoti, also known as Goedijaa,[3] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Kalkot Tehsil, in the Upper Dir district in Pakistan.[4]
Phonology
The following tables outline the phonology of Kalkoti.[5]
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | ɪ~i(ː) | ʊ~u(ː) |
| Mid | eː | oː |
| Open | ə~æ(ː)~aː | ɑ(ː)~ɒ(ː) |
Short vowels are slightly centralized; nasalization of vowels may be phonemic.[5]
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal
|
m | n | ɳ (?) | ŋ (?) | ||||
Plosive
|
voiceless
|
p | t | ʈ | k | q | ʔ (?) | |
| aspirated
|
pʰ | tʰ | ʈʰ (?) | kʰ | ||||
voiced
|
b | d | ɖ | ɡ | ||||
| Affricate | voiceless
|
ts | tʂ | tʃ | ||||
aspirated
|
tʂʰ (?) | tʃʰ | ||||||
voiced
|
dʒ | |||||||
| Fricative | voiceless
|
(f) | s | ʂ | ʃ | x | ||
| voiced
|
z | ɣ | ||||||
| Lateral | l | |||||||
Flap
|
ɾ | ɽ (?) | ||||||
Approximant
|
ʋ | j | ||||||
The phonemes /q, ʦ, x, z, ɣ, ɽ/ have likely been introduced by loanwords. The voiceless aspirate series is secure, and, unlike the neighboring Palula language, Kalkoti does not have a breathy voiced series. The phonemic status of /ʔ/ is unclear and is likely tied to tone in Kalkoti.
Tone
Kalkoti's system of tone likely was similar to Shina's two tone system; however, under pressure from its Kohistani neighbors it may now have a more complex tone inventory.[5]
References
- ^ Kalkoti at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Liljegren 2013, p. 129.
- ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
- ^ a b c Liljegren 2013, pp. 134–44.
Bibliography
- Liljegren, Henrik (2013). "Notes on Kalkoti: A Shina Language with Strong Kohistani Influence". Linguistic Discovery. 11 (1): 129–160. ISSN 1537-0852.
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