Takpa language

 ( East Bodish Languages ) 

The Takpa or Dakpa language (), Dakpakha, known in India as Tawang Monpa,Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices also known as Brami in Bhutan, is an East Bodish language spoken in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, and in northern Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan, mainly in Kyaleng (Shongphu gewog), Phongmed Gewog, Dangpholeng and Lengkhar near Radi Gewog. Van Driem (2001) describes Takpa as the most divergent of Bhutan's East Bodish languages, though it shares many similarities with Bumthang. SIL reports that Takpa may be a dialect of the Brokpa language and that it been influenced by the Dzala language whereas Brokpa has not.

Takpa is mutually unintelligible with Monpa of Zemithang and Monpa of Mago-Thingbu. Monpa of Zemithang is another East Bodish language, and is documented in Abraham, et al. (2018).Abraham, Binny, Kara Sako, Elina Kinny, Isapdaile Zeliang. 2018. Sociolinguistic Research among Selected Groups in Western Arunachal Pradesh: Highlighting Monpa. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2018-009.

Wangchu (2002) reports that Monpa people is spoken in Lhou, Seru, Lemberdung, and Changprong villages, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

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Phonology These tables represent the phonemes of the variety of Takpa spoken in China, in Tsona County.Huang, 1992, p. 634.

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Vowels

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Consonants

Central	Lateral	Palatals	Velar consonant
Aspirated	ph	th					kh
Voiced consonant	b	d					ɡ
Voiced consonant		z			ʑ
Aspirated		tsh			tɕh
Voiced consonant		dz		dʐ	dʑ	ɟʝ

Monba is a tonal language, with four contour tones: 55, 53, 35, and 31.Huang, 1992, p. 634.

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See also

• Languages of Bhutan

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