Cherepon language
{{Short description|Guang language spoken in Ghana}}
{{Infobox language
|name = Kyiripong
|states = Ghana
|region =
|speakers = {{sigfig|111,000|2}}
|date=2003
|ref=e18
|familycolor = Niger-Congo
|fam2 = Atlantic–Congo
|fam3 = Kwa
|fam4 = Potou–Tano
|fam5 = Tano
|fam6 = Guang
|fam7 = South Guang
|iso3 = cpn
|glotto=cher1271
|glottorefname=Cherepon
}}
Cherepon (Chiripon, Chiripong, Kyiripong), also known as Okere or Ɔkere, is a Guang language spoken by 111,000 in Ghana.
Phonology
=Consonants=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+Consonants{{sfn|Oppong|2019|p=10}} !colspan=2| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Labial- | |
| rowspan=2|Plosive | voiceless
| {{IPAlink|p}} || {{IPAlink|t}} || || {{IPAlink|k}} || {{IPAlink|k͡p}} |
|---|---|
| voiced
| {{IPAlink|b}} || {{IPAlink|d}} || || {{IPAlink|g}} || {{IPAlink|g͡b}} | |
| rowspan=2|Affricate | voiceless
| || {{IPAlink|t͡s}} || {{IPAlink|t͡ʃ}} || || |
| voiced
| || || {{IPAlink|d͡ʒ}} || || | |
| colspan=2|Fricative
| {{IPAlink|f}} || {{IPAlink|s}} || || || | |
| colspan=2|Nasal
| {{IPAlink|m}} || {{IPAlink|n}} || {{IPAlink|ɲ}} || {{IPAlink|ŋ}} || | |
| colspan=2|Trill
| || {{IPAlink|r}} || || || | |
| colspan=2|Approximant
| {{IPAlink|w}} || {{IPAlink|l}} || {{IPAlink|j}} || || |
=Vowels=
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|+Oral vowels{{sfn|Oppong|2019|p=9}} |
| Close
| {{IPAlink|i}} || || {{IPAlink|u}} |
|---|
| Near-close
| {{IPAlink|ɪ}} || || {{IPAlink|ʊ}} |
| Close-mid
| {{IPAlink|e}} || || {{IPAlink|o}} |
| Open-mid
| {{IPAlink|ɛ}} || || {{IPAlink|ɔ}} |
| Near-open
| || {{IPAlink|æ}} || |
| Open
| || {{IPAlink|a}} || |
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|+Nasal vowels{{sfn|Oppong|2019|p=9}} |
| Close
| {{IPAlink|ĩ}} || || {{IPAlink|ũ}} |
|---|
| Near-close
| {{IPAlink|ɪ̃}} || || {{IPAlink|ʊ̃}} |
| Open-mid
| {{IPAlink|ɛ̃}} || || {{IPAlink|ɔ̃}} |
| Open
| || {{IPAlink|ã}} || |
Orthography
{{IPA|/i, ɪ/}} are represented by {{grapheme|i}}, {{IPA|/ʊ, o/}} are represented by {{grapheme|o}}, and {{IPA|/æ̯, a/}} are represented by {{grapheme|a}}.{{sfn|Oppong|2019|p=9}} {{IPA|/n, ɲ, ŋ/}} are represented by {{grapheme|n}}, and {{IPA|/t͡ʃ/}} is represented by {{grapheme|ky}}, e.g., {{lang|cpn|akyibi}} {{gloss|child}}.{{sfn|Oppong|2019|p=10}}
Notes
{{Reflist}}
References
- {{cite thesis |last=Oppong |first=Okrah |year=2019 |title=The noun phrase in Ɔkere |publisher=University of Ghana |degree=MA |url=http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35585}}
{{Languages of Ghana}}
{{Kwa languages}}
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