Nar Phu language

Nar Phu language
Nar Phu
Spoken in Nepal
Region Manang district
Native speakers 800  (date missing)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 npa
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The Nar Phu or Nar-Phu language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the two villages of Nar and Phu, in the Valley of the Nar Khola in the Manang district of Nepal.

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Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ
Low a ɑ

Consonants

Bilabial Dental Retroflex Alveolo-palatal Velar
Stop Unaspirated p t ʈ k
Aspirated pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ
Affricate Unaspirated ts tɕ
Aspirated tsʰ tɕʰ
Fricative s ɕ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Lateral Voiced l
Voiceless l̥
Rhotic Voiced r
Voiceless r̥
Approximant w j ɰ

Tones

Nar Phu distinguishes three tones: high falling, high level, low rising murmured, and mid/low falling murmured.

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