Caodeng rGyalrong phonology: a first look

Abstract

The variety of rGyalrong reported here is spoken at the Gaqiuli tnItkffl. Ka-khyo-ris /qe-tfhwe-ri?/) Village, Caodeng (4 Tsho-bdun itsho-bdani) Township, Sidaba District (IN tisti sTod-pa istot-pu/), Ma-erkang County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan. Caodeng belongs with Ribu EI rDzong-nbur) and Dawei (a Ta-we) to the Sidaba or Northwestern dialect of rGyalrong. Data on Caodeng were gathered at Ma-erkang in August through September 1994, mainly from Mr. ,U f9-11 (/rten-lo/), aged 31 in 1994, currently an instructor of mathematics at the Ma-erkang Junior Normal College. Transcription of the data is phonemic.