Pategian

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/.

p pʰ t tʰ ʈ ʈʰ c cʰ k kʰ bʰ dʰ ɖʰ ɟʰ gʰ

ɳ~ɭ̃ ɳʰ

ts s tɬ ɬ l tʳ r̥ r j ʋ