Alasha dialect


Alasha, or Alaša-Eǰen-e, is a Mongolic variety with features of both Oirat and Mongolian that historically used to belong to Oirat but has come under the influence of Mongolian proper. It has more than 40,000 speakers in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China and consists of two sub-dialects, Alasha proper and Eǰene.

Phonology

'small' vs. 'group', therefore., thus affricate depalatalization took place for and in any position except before *i. 'to thrust open' vs. 'to come', thus. The maximal syllable is CVCC, e.g. converbal form of 'to counteract'.

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