Dzala language

Dzala is an East Bodish language, part of a family of seven languages that are primarily located in Bhutan, but extend into Tibet, and possibly into the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The East Bodish languages are related to Classical Tibetan but are not believed to be directly descended from it. The current working hypothesis among researchers on the East Bodish languages is that they descended from a sister language of Classical Tibetan. An alternative possibility is that the similarities between East Bodish and Tibetan stems from language contact. ==Phonology==

Consonants Dzala, like the other extant East Bodish languages, has a three-way voicing distinction. ==Grammar==

Morphology Dzala has a loosely-grammaticalized marking system for tense, aspect, and mood plus evidentiality. Ergativity is marked by the -gi suffix. ==Vocabulary==

The vocabulary of Dzala provides evidence of a close relationship with Takpa, though there are notable differences between the languages. Kinship terms are clear examples of both the overlap and distinctiveness between the languages. ==References==