Dumi language

Kiranti language of Nepal
Dumi
RegionKhotang district, Nepal
EthnicityDumi Rai. Ethnic population: 7,640 (2011 census)[1]
SpeakersNative: 2,500 (2017)[1]
L2: 1,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Mahakiranti (?)
      • Kiranti
        • Western
          • Upper Dudhkosi
            • Dumi
Language codes
ISO 639-3dus
Glottologdumi1241
ELPDumi

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]

Dialects are Kharbari, Lamdija, and Makpa, with Makpa being the most divergent dialect.[1]

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Dental Lamino-
alveolopalatal 		Alveolar Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless p t̪ t k ʔ
voiceless aspirated pʰ t̪ʰ tʰ kʰ
voiced b d̪ dz d ɡ
voiced aspirated bʱ d̪ʰ dʱ ɡʱ
Fricative s h
Trill r
Approximant w l j
Vowels
Front Central Back
Short Long Short Long Short Long
High i iː ɨ u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Mid-low œ ə
Low a aː
Diphthongs əj e:j ai oj o:ə

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dumi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Driem, George van (2011-07-22). A Grammar of Dumi. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110880915.

External links

  • Himalayan Languages Project
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