Ahan language
{{Short description|Volta–Niger language of Nigeria}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Aahan
|states=Nigeria
|region=Ondo State
|speakers=300
|date=2000
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Volta–Niger
|fam4=Ayere–Ahan
|iso3=ahn
|glotto=ahan1244
|glottorefname=Àhàn
}}
Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.
Distribution
According to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in:
- Ekiti state: Ekiti East LGA, Omuo town
- Kogi state: Ijumu LGA
- Ondo state: Akoko North West LGA, Ajowa, and Igashi towns
Phonology
The phonemic inventory of Ahan is:{{Cite thesis|author=Ogunmodimu, Morakinyo Dickson|date=2015|degree=Doctor of Philosophy |title=A Grammar of Àhàn - ProQuest|language=en|id={{ProQuest|1728162668}}}}{{Cite web|url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/ahan1244|title=Glottolog 3.3 - Àhàn|website=glottolog.org|access-date=2018-12-13}}
=Consonants=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! ! Labial ! Dental- ! Palato- ! Velar ! Labio- ! Glottal |
| Nasal
| m | n | ɲ | ŋ | | |
|---|
| Stops
| b | t d | | k g | kp gb | |
| Affricate
| | ts | tʃ dʒ | | | |
| Fricative
| f | θ s | | | | h |
| Lateral Approx.
| | l | | | | |
| Central Approx.
| | r | j | | w | |
=Vowels=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ! !Front !Central !Back |
| High
|i ĩ | |u ũ |
|---|
| Mid
|e | |o |
| Low
|ɛ ɛ̃ |ɑ ɑ̃ |ɔ ɔ̃ |
References
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{{Volta-Niger languages}}
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