Ivbiosakon language

Edoid language spoken in Edo, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ivbiosakon, or Aoma, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria. The dialect names Ora and Emai are also used for the language.

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Ivbiosakon
Aoma
Native toNigeria
RegionEdo State
Native speakers
(100,000 cited 1987)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Edoid
          • North-Central
            • Edo
              • Ivbiosakon
Dialects
  • Emai
  • Ora
  • Iuleha
  • Ivhimion
  • ?Ihievbe (Isewe)
Language codes
ISO 639-3ema – inclusive code
Individual code:
ihi  Ihievbe
Glottologemai1241
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Phonology

Aoma has a rather reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of seven vowels; these form two harmonic sets, /i e a o u/ and /i ɛ a ɔ u/.[2]

It has only one clearly phonemic nasal stop, /m/; [n] alternates with [l], depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. (The other approximants, j w h/, are also nasalized in this position: see Edo language for a similar situation.) The inventory is:[3]

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-velar Glottal
Nasal m l [n]      
Plosive p  b t  d k  ɡ k͡p  ɡ͡b  
Fricative f  v s  z x  ɣ  
Trill   r        
Approximant   ɹ j   w h
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