| bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | glottal | |
| stop | p, pʰ, b | t, tʰ, d | ʈʰ | c, cʰ, ɟ | k, kʰ, g | ||
| trill | r, r̥ | ||||||
| fricative | s, z | ç, ʝ | h | ||||
| affricate | ts, tsʰ | ||||||
| nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| approximant | w | j | |||||
| lateral approximant | l, l̥ |
| front | central | back | |
| close | i | u | |
| close-mid | e, ø | o | |
| open | a |
/au/, /ui/, /ei/, /ai/
11, 55
{p,pʰ,b,d,kʰ,g,m}r, {p,b,k,g,m,ŋ}l, {pʰ,k,g}j
p, t, k, r, ç, m, n, ŋ, kp, ntʰ, ptʰ, ŋk
(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Source: Hyslop, Gwendolyn; and Karma Tshering. 2009. Preliminary Notes on Dakpa (Tawang Monpa). North East Indian linguistics. Vol. 2, ed. by Stephen Morey and Mark Post, 3–24. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press India.
Comments: The analysis is preliminary. The list of licit finals may be incomplete. ‘We also transcribed ɛ, ɔ, ü, and əɔ, however, these four were not consistently transcribed and their presence in the language remains the most nebulous of all. We are unable to say whether each of these vowels or diphthongs represent a phonemic contrast or not. Long versus short vowels were also transcribed in open syllables, but it remains unknown whether or not they represent a contrast in the language’ (p. 11). ‘Of particular interest in Dakpa is the presence of voiceless vowels, which are found word-finally and appear to be restricted to the high vowels’ (p. 12).
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)