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Bokar or Bokar-Ramo (IPA: [bɔk˭ar ɡɔm]; pinyin: Bogar Luoba) is a Tani language spoken by the Lhoba in West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Megu 1990) and Nanyi Township 南伊珞巴民族乡, Mainling County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Ouyang 1985).

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Bokar
Bokar-Ramo
RegionArunachal Pradesh, Tibet
EthnicityLhoba
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tani
    • Eastern Tani
      • Bokar
Dialects
  • Bokar
  • Ramo
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologboka1249
ELPBokar
Bokar is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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The Ramo dialect is spoken in Mechukha Subdivision and Monigong Circle (Badu 2004).

Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
Labial Alveolar (Alveolo-)
palatal
Velar Glottal
plain pal.
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless
voiced
Fricative (s) ɕ h, (ɦ)
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Trill r
Approximant w l j
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  • The pronunciation of /ɕ/ may vary between [ɕ] and [s] among different dialects.
  • Some speakers may also pronounce /tɕ/ as [ts] when preceding vowels other than /i/.
  • /h/ can be realized as either voiced [ɦ] or [h], when preceding /i/.
  • Stops /p t k/ are heard as unreleased [p̚ t̚ k̚] in word-coda position.
  • A retroflex affricate /tʂ/ can also occur only from Tibetan loanwords.[1][2]

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i (ɨ) ɯ u
Mid e ə o
Open a
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  • /ɯ/ can also be heard as more central [ɨ].[3]
  • /o/ is heard as more open and nasalized before /ŋ/ as [ɔ̃ŋ].
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Writing system

Bokar is written in the Latin script in India and the Tibetan script in China.[4]

References

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