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Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi | Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi | ||
''' | '''Palkhan''' (''PAR-kən''; natively ''ṇtūgopaḷkha'' /ɳtuːgoːpaɭkʰa/, [[Rhythoed]]: ''brits Parca'') is the indigenous language of Palkha; it is a language isolate. Today it has few speakers. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Revitalization efforts=== | ===Revitalization efforts=== | ||
Common objection: Retroflex dental clusters are too hard to pronounce | Common objection: Retroflex dental clusters are too hard to pronounce | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Palkhan allows retroflex dental clusters word-initially (like ḷd-) but not retroflex-retroflex clusters. | |||
Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC- | Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC- | ||
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*''Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷnāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa'' | *''Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷnāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa'' | ||
*''vaṇa'' = old | *''vaṇa'' = old | ||
*''Kaḷēvaḷa'' = | *''Kaḷēvaḷa'' = Palkhan national epic? | ||
*''sāḷda'' = hall | *''sāḷda'' = hall | ||
*''ḷkaḷaṇālā'' | *''ḷkaḷaṇālā'' | ||