Bokar language
Bokar or Bokar-Ramo is a Tani language spoken by the Lhoba in West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India and Nanyi Township 南伊珞巴民族乡, Mainling County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
The Ramo dialect is spoken in Mechukha Subdivision and Monigong Circle.
Phonology
Consonants
- The pronunciation of /ɕ/ may vary between and among different dialects.
- Some speakers may also pronounce /tɕ/ as when preceding vowels other than /i/.
- /h/ can be realized as either voiced or , when preceding /i/.
- Stops /p t k/ are heard as unreleased in word-coda position.
- A retroflex affricate /tʂ/ can also occur only from Tibetan loanwords.
Vowels
- /ɯ/ can also be heard as more central .
- /o/ is heard as more open and nasalized before /ŋ/ as .
Writing system