Krobu language
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Tano language of Ivory Coast
Krobu | |
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Native to | Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (9,900 cited 1993)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kxb |
Glottolog | krob1245 |
Krobu (Krobou) is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) of Ivory Coast.
Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kp gb |
Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | |
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋm |
Approximant | w | r, l | j, ɥ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i ĩ | u ũ | |
Near-high | ʊ | ||
Mid-high | e | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ | |
Low | a ã |
Additionally, Krobu has seven tones[2]; high, mid, low, rising, falling, low-rising, and low-falling.
References
- ^ Krobu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Bolé-Richard, Rémy (1983). Georges, Hérault (ed.). Atlas des langues kwa de Cote d'Ivoire (in French). Abidjan & Paris: Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA); Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT).
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