Chinali language
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Chinali | |
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𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚡𑚭𑚋𑚲 Chinalbhashe | |
Native to | Himachal Pradesh |
Region | Chandra and Chandrabhaga Valley |
Ethnicity | Chinali |
Native speakers | 1000 (2016)[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cih |
Glottolog | chin1475 |
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Chinali (natively called Chinalbhashe, Takri: 𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚯 or 𑚏𑚮𑚝𑚥𑚡𑚭𑚋𑚲) is an unclassified language of India. Many speakers are well educated,.[1] Speakers are distributed throughout Lahul (or Lahaul) Valley.[2]
It is spoken by around 750+ people.[3]
Scripts[edit]
The language has been strictly oral. Devanagari script is used for modern times. Takri script is speculated to be a native script.
Phonology[edit]
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Retroflex | Velar/ Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ɳ | ŋ | |
Stop | voiceless | p | t̪ | ʈ | k | |
aspirated | pʰ | t̪ʰ | ʈʰ | kʰ | ||
voiced | b | d̪ | ɖ | ɡ | ||
breathy | bʱ | d̪ʱ | ɖʱ | ɡʱ | ||
Affricate | voiceless | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
aspirated | t͡sʰ | t͡ʃʰ | ||||
voiced | d͡z | d͡ʒ | ||||
breathy | d͡ʒʱ | |||||
Semi vowels | w | |||||
Spirants | unvoiced | s | ʃ | ʂ | x | |
voiced | z | ɦ | ||||
Vibrant | r | ɽ | ||||
Lateral | l | ɭ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Near-close/high | iː | uː | |
mid higher | ɛ ɛː | ɔ | |
Near-open | ɐ ɐː ɐ̃ː | a aː |