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Dumi language

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Dumi
RegionKhotang district, Nepal
EthnicityDumi kirat. Ethnic population: 7,640 (2011 census)[1]
SpeakersNative: 2,500 (2017)[1]
L2: 1,000 (2011 census)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
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

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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