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'''Tsapkhan''' (''Tsap Khah vaam'') is the official language of Tsapkha in [[Bjeheond]].
'''Dapkhan''' (''Dap Khah vaam'') is the official language of Dapkha in [[Bjeheond]].


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Tsapkhan is a tonal language and is unrelated to the [[Hlou]]-[[Ku]] languages.
Dapkhan is a tonal language and is unrelated to the [[Hlou]]-[[Ku]] languages.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==


Oddly enough, the only nasal sounds present in Tsapkhan are retroflex, as the others have undergone mergers. /m n ɲ/ merged with /ʋ l j/ while /ŋ/ disappeared. Historical /z/ merged with /dʰ/.
Oddly enough, the only nasal sounds present in Dapkhan are retroflex, as the others have undergone mergers. /m n ɲ/ merged with /ʋ l j/ while /ŋ/ disappeared. Historical /z/ merged with /dʰ/.


===Initials===
===Initials===
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===Tones===
===Tones===


There are four tones in Tsapkhan in addition to the unstressed tone:
There are four tones in Dapkhan in addition to the unstressed tone:


1) high level (ā /a˥˦/)
1) high level (ā /a˥˦/)
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==


Tsapkhan syntax is strictly head-final.
Dapkhan syntax is strictly head-final.


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