期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：3
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：Kumauni is a lesser known Indian language of the Indo- Aryan languagefamily bearing the language code ISO 639-3. It is spoken mainly in the sub-Himalayan regions of India. Having failed to attract thorough linguistic lime light thelanguage is on the verge of anonymity. The present paper is an attempt to describe thesegmental sound system, the pattern of syllabification and some importantphonological phenomena of the language. The noteworthy findings of the paper are:there are a total of sixteen vowels (ten oral and six nasal), thirty six phonemicconsonants and fifteen diphthongs. Vowel nasalization and consonantal aspiration arephonemic in nature. There are nine monosyllabic patterns: /CVC/ being the mostcommon. The language manifests phonological phenomena like vowel harmony,voicing, replaciveness, apotheosis, assimilation and vowel alternation.
关键词：Indo- Aryan Pahari; ISO 639-3; segmental sounds
