Indigenous Languages
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Bhutanese EnglishMany Bhutanese villages are isolated, so many indigenous languages are thriving. Though most students who attend school learn to speak, read, and write in English, students return home to speak their native tongue. As a result, there are many different variations of Bhutanese-English pronunciation. However, Bhutanese-English may be generalized to focus on specific linguistic features. In the video “Speaking Dzongkha – Greetings,” the host says “the,” but [ð] is pronounced as an aspirated [d]. When saying “greetings,” [gr] is pronounced as [dr]. When saying “good,” [gɔd] is pronounced as [gud], but the vowel is not lengthened. In the video "Speaking Dzongkha Wear The Ready Made Kira," the host pronounces "wear" with [w] as [v]. Determinants are left out as they say "I'm going to teach you to wear kira" and "after that, you need kira." Bhutanese English is very similar to Indian English and Nenglish.
(Source: Speaking Dzongkha - Greetings)
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