The Dzala language, also called Dzalakha, Dzalamat, or Yangtsebikha, is an East Bodish language spoken in eastern Bhutan, in the Lhuntse and Trashiyangtse Districts.[2]

Dzala
Dzala 'Mat
RegionBhutan
Native speakers
22,000 (2011)[1]
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3dzl
Glottologdzal1238

Phonology edit

Consonants edit

  Labial Dental/
Alveolar
Post-alveolar Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop aspirated
voiced b d ɡ
ejective
Affricate aspirated t͡sʰ t͡ʃʰ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
ejective t͡sʼ t͡ʃʼ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ x h
voiced v z ʒ ɣ
Vibrant r
Lateral l

Vowels edit

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References edit

  1. ^ Dzala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

Bibliography edit

  • van Driem, George (2001). Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region: Containing an Introduction to the Symbiotic Theory of Language. Brill. p. 1412. ISBN 90-04-12062-9.
  • van Driem, George (2007). "Endangered Languages of Bhutan and Sikkim: East Bodish Languages". In Moseley, Christopher (ed.). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Routledge. p. 295. ISBN 0-7007-1197-X.

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