Dzala language

For the Omotic language called Zala, see Wolaytta language.

The Dzala language, also called Dzalakha, Dzalamat, or Yangtsebikha, is an East Bodish language spoken in eastern Bhutan, in the Lhuntse and Trashiyangtse Districts.^[2]

Dzala
Dzala 'Mat
Region	Bhutan
Native speakers	22,000 (2011)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman? Tibeto-Kanauri? Bodish East Bodish Dakpa–Dzala Dzala
Writing system	Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dzl
Glottolog	dzal1238

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Dental/ Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Stop	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
	voiced	b	d		ɡ
	ejective	pʼ	tʼ		kʼ	qʼ
Affricate	aspirated		t͡sʰ	t͡ʃʰ
	voiced		d͡z	d͡ʒ
	ejective		t͡sʼ	t͡ʃʼ
Fricative	voiceless		s	ʃ	x		h
	voiced	v	z	ʒ	ɣ
Vibrant			r
Lateral			l

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a