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Dumi language
Dumi is a Kiranti language spoken in the area around the Tap and Rava rivers and their confluence in northern Khotang district, Nepal.[1] It is spoken in the villages such as Makpa, Kharbari, Baksila, Sapteshwor, and Kharmi.[citation needed]
| Dumi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Khotang district, Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Dumi Rai. Ethnic population: 7,640 (2011 census)[1] |
| Speakers | Native: 2,500 (2017)[1] L2: 1,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dus |
| Glottolog | dumi1241 |
| ELP | Dumi |
Dialects are Kharbari, Lamdija, and Makpa, with Makpa being the most divergent dialect.[1]
Phonology
| Labial | Dental | Lamino- alveolopalatal | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||||
| Plosive | unaspirated | p b | t̪ d̪ | t d | k ɡ | ʔ | |||
| aspirated | pʰ bʰ | t̪ʰ d̪ʰ | tʰ dʰ | kʰ ɡʰ | |||||
| Affricate | dz | ||||||||
| Fricative | s | h | |||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||||
| Approximant | l | j | w | ||||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
| High | i | iː | ɨ | u | u: | |
| Mid | e | e: | o | o: | ||
| Mid-low | œ | ə | ||||
| Low | a | a: | ||||
| Diphthongs | e:j əj | ai | o:ə oj | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Dumi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Driem, George van (2011-07-22). A Grammar of Dumi. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110880915.