DRITOKDRITOKThe Sound ofThe Sound of

No Voice SpeakingNo Voice Speaking- A Work-in-ProgressA Work-in-Progress - -

The Voiceless and Gestural Language The Voiceless and Gestural Language of the Drushekof the Drushek

~ * ~~ * ~Don Boozer (librarian.don@gmail.com)Don Boozer (librarian.don@gmail.com)

What is a What is a DrushekDrushek??

PhonologyPhonology Stops: Stops: p t qp t q Ejectives: Ejectives: p’ t’ q’ s’ z’ n k’ r’p’ t’ q’ s’ z’ n k’ r’ Fricatives: Fricatives: f s l z cf s l z c Semi-vowels:Semi-vowels: x h r x h r Clicks:Clicks: p* t* z* k* p* t* z* k* Velopharyngeal:Velopharyngeal: o o

OrthographyOrthography Analogy:Analogy: Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho

vs.vs. Tenzin Gyatso Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan)(Tibetan) DritokDritok

tr’.z*w.tr’.z*w. literally “To share/sharing” literally “To share/sharing” DrushekDrushek

tr’w.cq. tr’w.cq. literally “Beings (of) silence”literally “Beings (of) silence” ShekstanShekstan

cq.qs.tx:n. cq.qs.tx:n. literally “Quiet-ness (of the) mind”literally “Quiet-ness (of the) mind”

GesturesGestures 10 Basic Hand Shapes10 Basic Hand Shapes

Written as capital lettersWritten as capital letters (C, D, I , L, P, Q, U, V, W, Y)(C, D, I , L, P, Q, U, V, W, Y)

5 Basic Orientations5 Basic Orientations Written as numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)Written as numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)Examples:Examples:D1, D2, D3, D4, D5…Q1, Q2 D1, D2, D3, D4, D5…Q1, Q2

SyntaxSyntax Drushek Drushek tr’w.cq. tr’w.cq. Q1Q1= 1= 1stst person sing.: person sing.: I, my, me…I, my, me… Q1=tr’w.cq.Q1=tr’w.cq. literally literally “I am a Drushek.”“I am a Drushek.” Q1&=tr’w.cq. px:w.Q1&=tr’w.cq. px:w.

“We are all NOT Drushek.”“We are all NOT Drushek.”

SyntaxSyntaxtr’.t*w. P5=tr’w.cq. Q1&=s’.t*.ql.tr’.t*w. P5=tr’w.cq. Q1&=s’.t*.ql.

tr.’t*w. tr.’t*w. “Dritok”“Dritok” P5=tr’w.cq.P5=tr’w.cq. “to the Drushek” (dative) “to the Drushek” (dative) Q1&=s’.t*.ql.Q1&=s’.t*.ql. “We are speaking” “We are speaking” ““We are speaking Dritok with the Drushek”We are speaking Dritok with the Drushek” Literally: “We are giving form with our mouths to a Literally: “We are giving form with our mouths to a

communication system with a Drushek.”communication system with a Drushek.”

P5^D2& Q1=k*.k*.P5^D2& Q1=k*.k*.

Thank You.Thank You.