Abon language

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Abon
Abong, Abõ, Ba'ban [1]
Native to Nigeria
Region Taraba State
EthnicityBa’ban
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1973) [2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 abo
Glottolog abon1238

Abon (Abõ) is a Tivoid language of Nigeria.

Phonology

Consonant Chart of Abon Language
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d
Fricative f s ʁ h
Approximant w j

Long Consonants Chart

Letter"Short""Long"Sound
kk/k//kk/Velar Plosive
kp/kp//kp/Velar Bilabial Plosive
mm/m//mm/Bilabial Nasal
nn/n//nn/Alveolar Nasal
NN/N//NN/Alveolar Nasal
pp/p//pp/Bilabial Plosive
tt/t//tt/Alveolar Plosive

Vowel Chart of Abon Language

Front Central Back
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High ɪ ii ʉ o uu
Mid ee ə ɔ ʌ
Low a aa

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References

  1. "Abon". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. Abon at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. "(PDF) A Robust Language Processor for African Tone Language Systems". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

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