Non-Tibeto-Burman features in PaTani
This paper highlights some of the striking phonological features found in PaTani (a Tibeto-Burman language): retroflex consonants; murmured consonants; and high rising, level and glottalized tones. Elaborate inflectional systems in nouns and verbs and a non-Tibeto-Burman substratum (possibly Indo-Ar...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178902 |
| Summary: | This paper highlights some of the striking phonological features found in PaTani (a Tibeto-Burman language): retroflex consonants; murmured consonants; and high rising, level and glottalized tones. Elaborate inflectional systems in nouns and verbs and a non-Tibeto-Burman substratum (possibly Indo-Aryan) makes PaTani unique among Tibeto-Burman languages.* |
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