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księżycowy wrote:So, I guess I've been having the wrong idea about Tibetan phonology all along but I was under the impression that there was a three way distinction between consonants: voiced, voiceless-aspirated and voiceless-unaspirated.
I thought that, for example:
ཀ was voiced
ཁ was unvoiced-aspirated
and ག was unvoiced-unaspirated
I've been wrong this whole time?
księżycowy wrote:I'm not exactly what variety of Lhasa Tibetan the book is based in. All I know is it's "Central Tibetan". But I'll comb around and see how they describe the sound system.
The Book wrote:[T]he consonant in the first column (ཀ) lacks aspiration, and the consonant in the second column (ཁ) has strong aspiration. [...] Third column consonants (ག) have a moderate amount of aspiration...
I think those consonants may be pronounced more or less like that in Kham.
So what does the text at the top of this thread say?
księżycowy wrote:I'm very interested in Sherpa, and even though they are not Tibetic, Newari and Gurung. Maybe I should retitle the study group "Himalayan".
Maybe, but this isn't a Kham textbook. Is it...?
So what does the text at the top of this thread say?
"Welcome." First in Tibetan and then again in Dzongkha.
vijayjohn wrote:Please don't, let's at least limit this group to Tibetic if not further.
Himalayan study group, here we come!I'm interested in Nepal Bhasa/Newa/Newari, too. And of course the rest because I'm me and I'm interested in everything.
No. I was just trying to tell you which Tibetic language variety is the closest to that that I know of.
księżycowy wrote:Can I just say that I'm amused that the book specifically tells me to write the Tibetan characters, but doesn't teach me how to write them.
księżycowy wrote:You know I have to ask if you remember the title, right?
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