Abure language explained
Abure (Aboulé), also known as Abonwa or Akaplass, is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) spoken near Abidjan in Ivory Coast.
Phonology
Abure consonants[1] !!Bilabial!Labiodental!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar !Glottal!LabiovelarPlosive | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ |
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Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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Fricative | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | pronounced as /link/ | |
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Approximant | | | | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Lateral approximant | | | pronounced as /link/ | | | | pronounced as /link/ | |
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Abure vowels!!Front!Near-front!Near-back!BackClose | i ĩ | | | u ũ |
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Near-close | | ɪ ɪ̃ | ʊ ʊ̃ | |
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Close-mid | e | | | o |
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Open-mid | ɛ | | | ɔ |
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Open | a ã | | | | |
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There are four tones: high, low, rising, and falling.
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Notes and References
- Book: Gauthier, B. . Analyse phonologique de l'abouré . 1971 . Universite d'abidjan.