Cherepon language explained

Kyiripong
States:Ghana
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Kwa
Fam4:Potou–Tano
Fam5:Tano
Fam6:Guang
Fam7:South Guang
Iso3:cpn
Glotto:cher1271
Glottorefname:Cherepon

Cherepon (Chiripon, Chiripong, Kyiripong), also known as Okere or Ɔkere, is a Guang language spoken by 111,000 in Ghana.

Phonology

Consonants

!! Labial !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Labial-
velar
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/
Fricativepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Nasalpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Trillpronounced as /ink/
Approximantpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/

Vowels

Oral vowels! !! Front !! Central !! Back
Closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Close-midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Open-midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-openpronounced as /ink/
Openpronounced as /ink/
Nasal vowels! !! Front !! Central !! Back
Closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Open-midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Openpronounced as /ink/

Orthography

pronounced as //i, ɪ// are represented by, pronounced as //ʊ, o// are represented by, and pronounced as //æ̯, a// are represented by . pronounced as //n, ɲ, ŋ// are represented by, and pronounced as //t͡ʃ// is represnted by, e.g., akyibi .

References