Padam dialect

Padam
Bor-abor
Native to	India
Region	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Ethnicity	Padam
Native speakers	c. 40,000 (2007) [1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tani East Tani Mising Padam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	pada1257
ELP	Padam
Padam is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Padam, also known as Bor-abor, is a dialect of the Mishing language.

Phonology

The Padam dialect consists of the following phonemes:

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t		k
	voiced	b	d	dʒ	ɡ
Fricative			s	( ʃ )
Trill			r
Approximant			l	j

• /s/ can also be heard as a palatal fricative [ʃ]. ^[2]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨː	u uː
Mid	e	əː	o
Open		a	ɑː

References

1. Moseley, Christopher, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of the world's endangered languages. London: Routledge. pp. 283–348. ISBN   978-0-415-56331-4. OCLC   47983733.
2. Lalrempuii, C. (2005). Morphology of the Adi language of Arunachal Pradesh. Shillong: North-Eastern Hill University. pp. 36–45. hdl: 10603/60955 .