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Abé language

{{Short description|Kwa language of Ivory Coast}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Abé

|region=Ivory Coast

|ethnicity= Abbé

|speakers={{sigfig|268,000|1}}

|date=2017

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Kwa

|script=latin

|iso3=aba

|glotto=abee1242

|glottorefname=Abe

}}

Abé (also spelled Abbé, Abbey, Abi) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.

The dialects of Abé are Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, and Kos.

In 1995 there were estimated to be 170,000 speakers, primarily in the Department of Agboville.

Phonology

= Consonants =

class="wikitable"

|+Abé Consonants{{Cite book |last=Kouadio Nguessan |first=Jérémie |title=Atlas des langues kwa de Côte d'Ivoire |publisher=Agence de cooperation culturelle et technique |year=1983 |editor-last=Herault |editor-first=Georges |location=Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |pages=13–39 |language=fr}}

!

!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

!Labiovelar

Voiceless stops

|p

|t

|c

|k

|

|kp

Voiced stops

|b

|d

|ɟ

|

|

|gb

Voiceless fricatives

|f

|s

|

|

|h

|

Voiced fricatives

|v

|

|

|ɣ

|

|

Nasals

|m

|n

|ɲ

|

|

|

Laterals

|

|l

|

|

|

|

Trill

|

|r

|

|

|

|

Glides

|

|

|j

|

|

|w

= Vowels =

class="wikitable"

|+Abé Vowels

!

!Front ATR

!Front RTR

!Central

!Back ATR

!Back ATR

High

|i

|ɪ

|

|u

|ʊ

Mid

|e

|ɛ

|(ə)

|o

|ɔ

Low

|

|

|a

|

|

Abé demonstrates a tendency towards vowel harmony, with regards to both placement (front vs. back) and +/-ATR. /a/ does not participate in this system.

References

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External links

  • [http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=new100&morpho=0&basename=new100\kwa\agn&limit=-1 Abé basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database]
  • [http://globalrecordings.net/langcode/aba Listen to a sample of Abé from Global Recordings Network]

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{{Kwa languages}}

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Category:Languages of Ivory Coast

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