Pategian
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Sapkhan is the official language of Sapkha in Bjeheond.
Introduction
Sapkhan is a tonal language and is unrelated to the Hlou-Ku languages.
Phonology
Oddly enough, the only nasal sound present in Sapkhan is /ɳ/, as the others have undergone mergers. /m n ɲ/ merged with /b l j/ while /ŋ/ disappeared. Historical /z/ merged with /dʰ/.
Initials
p pʰ t tʰ ʈ ʈʰ c cʰ k kʰ bʰ dʰ ɖʰ ɟʰ gʰ
pɳ ʈɳ kɳ pʰɳ kʰɳ pɬ kɬ pr kr pr̥ kr̥
ɳ~ɭ̃ ɳʰ
ts s tɬ ɬ l tʳ r̥ r j ʋ
Medials
a e i o u
Finals
p, t, ʔ, ṃ (realized as nasalization and lengthening of the previous vowel)