Lorhon language explained

Lorhon
Nativename:Téén
Region:Ivory Coast, Burkina
Ethnicity:Ténbó
Speakers:8,000
Date:1991–1999
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Gur?
Fam4:Kulango–Lorhon
Iso3:lor
Notice:IPA
Glotto:teen1242
Glottorefname:Téén
Map:Kulango languages map.svg

Lorhon, or Teen, is a Gur language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Burkina Faso.

Phonology

Consonants

!! Labial !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Labial-
velar
!! Glottal
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
phar.pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Trillpronounced as /ink/
Nasalpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
plainpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
phar.pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/

Vowels

!! rowspan=2
Front !Back
unrounded rounded
Closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-openpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Openpronounced as /ink/

References