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Padam, also known as Bor-abor, is a dialect of the Mishing language.
Padam | |
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Bor-abor | |
Native to | India |
Region | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
Ethnicity | Padam |
Native speakers | c. 40,000 (2007)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | pada1257 |
ELP | Padam |
Phonology
editThe Padam dialect consists of the following phonemes:
Consonants
editLabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | k | |
voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | |
Fricative | s | (ʃ) | |||
Trill | r | ||||
Approximant | l | j |
- /s/ can also be heard as a palatal fricative [ʃ].[2]
Vowels
editFront | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɨː | u uː |
Mid | e | əː | o |
Open | a | ɑː |
References
edit- ^ Moseley, Christopher, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of the world's endangered languages. London: Routledge. pp. 283–348. ISBN 978-0-415-56331-4. OCLC 47983733.
- ^ Lalrempuii, C. (2005). Morphology of the Adi language of Arunachal Pradesh. Shillong: North-Eastern Hill University. pp. 36–45. hdl:10603/60955.