Tshobdun language

Tshobdun
Native toChina
RegionSichuan
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Jiarong [jya])
Glottologtsho1240

Tshobdun (Chinese: 草登话; pinyin: Cǎodēnghuà) is a Rgyalrong language spoken in Sichuan, China. It is surrounded by the Zbu, Japhug, and Amdo Tibetan languages.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Alveolo-
palatal 		Palatal Velar/
Uvular
plain sibilant
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless p t t͡s ʈ͡ʂ t͡ɕ c k
aspirated pʰ tʰ t͡sʰ ʈ͡ʂʰ t͡ɕʰ cʰ kʰ
voiced b d d͡z ɖ͡ʐ d͡ʑ ɟ ɡ
prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿd͡z ⁿɖ͡ʐ ⁿd͡ʑ ᶮɟ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless s ɕ χ
voiced z ʑ ʁ
Lateral l
Sonorant w r j

Vowels

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Near-open ɐ uɔ
Open a

References

  1. ^ Gates, Jesse P. (2012). Situ In Situ: Towards a Dialectology of Jiāróng (rGyalrong) (M.A. thesis). Trinity Western University.

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