Ahlon language

The Ahlon language, Igo, is spoken in the Plateau Region of Togo. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages of the Kwa family. Variations of its official name are Achlo, Ahlõ, Ahlo, Ahlon-Bogo, Ahonlan, Anlo.

Ahlon
Igo
Native to	Togo
Region	Sassanou
Native speakers	7,600 (2012)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Ka-Togo Kposo–Ahlo Ahlon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ahl
Glottolog	igoo1238
ELP	Igo

Ahlon
People	Ago
Language	Igo

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of the Ahlon language are located in the chart below.^[2]

		Bilabial		Labiodental		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Retroflex	Palatal		Labial–velar		Velar		Glottal
Nasal			m				n				ɲ					ŋ
Plosive		p	b			t	d			ɖ			k͡p	ɡ͡b	k	g
Affricate								t̠ʃ	d̠ʒ
Fricative				f	v	s	z										h
Approximant	Central											j	w
	Lateral						l

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Close-mid	e	o
Open-mid	ɛ	ɔ
Open	a

Tones

Ahlon has 3 tones. /˦/ for high tone, /˨/ for low tone, and /˧/ for mid tone.