Avikam language
| Avikam | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Grand Lahou |
Native speakers | (21,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| ?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | avi |
| Glottolog | avik1243 |
Avikam is one of the
Lagoon languages of Ivory Coast, spoken in Grand Lahou Département, Avikam Canton, South Department. It is a Kwa language, closely related to Alladian
, but other than that its position is unclear.
Phonology
Above is the consonant chart and below is the vowel chart.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | labiovelars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal
|
[m] | [n] | [ɲ] | [ŋ] | |
Plosive
|
p b | t d | C ɟ | k ɡ | kp gb |
Sonorants
|
ɓ | l | J | Y | w |
Fricative
|
f v | s z | [ʒ] |
| +ATR | -ATR | +ATR | -ATR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oral | nas. | oral | nas. | oral | nas. | oral | nas. | oral | nas | |
| High | i | ĩ | ɪ | u | ũ | ʊ | ||||
| Mid | e | ɛ | ɛ̃ | o | ɔ | ɔ̃ | ||||
| Low | a | ã | ||||||||
References
- ^ Avikam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sources
- Ahoua, F. (2009-01-01). "The Phonology-Syntax Interface in Avikam". Legon Journal of the Humanities. 20: 123–149. ISSN 2458-746X.
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