Nyabwa language
{{Short description|Kru language spoken in Ivory Coast}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Nyabwa
|states=Ivory Coast
|speakers={{sigfig|72,000|2}}
|date=2017
|ref=e25
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Kru
|fam4=Western Kru
|fam5=Wee
|iso3=nwb
|glotto=nyab1255
|glottorefname=Nyabwa
}}
The Nyabwa (Niaboua, Niédéboua, Nyaboa, Nyabwa-Nyédébwa, Nyedebwa or Nyaboa){{ Cite web | url = http://www.language-archives.org/language/nwb | title = OLAC resources in and about the Nyabwa language | access-date = 2019-12-30 | date = 2019-12-30 | df = dmy-all }} language is a Kru language spoken in Ivory Coast. It is part of the Wee dialect continuum.
Writing system
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|+ Nyabwa alphabet | |||||||||||||
| a | b | bh | c | d
| e | ɛ | f | g | gb
| gw | i | ɩ | j | k
| kp | kw |
| l | m | n | ng | ny
| o | ɔ | p | r | s
| t | u | ʋ | v | w
| y | z |
Nasalisation is indicated by a tilde on the vowel. Tones are indicated by following signs:
Very high tone is indicated by a double apostrophe ‹ ˮ › ;
High tone is indicated by an apostrophe ‹ ʼ › ;
Mid-tone is indicated by no diacritic;
Low tone is indicated by a hyphen ‹ ˗ ›.
References
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{{Languages of Ivory Coast}}
{{Kru languages}}
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Category:Languages of Ivory Coast
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