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''' | '''Tsapkhan''' (''Tsap Khah vaam'') is the official language of Tsapkha in [[Bjeheond]]. | ||
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Tsapkhan is a tonal language and is unrelated to the [[Hlou]]-[[Ku]] languages. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Oddly enough, the only nasal sounds present in | 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/. | ||
===Initials=== | ===Initials=== | ||
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===Tones=== | ===Tones=== | ||
There are four tones in | There are four tones in Tsapkhan 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. | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:Tricin]] |
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