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.
Ivbiosakon | |
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Aoma | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Edo State |
Native speakers | (100,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | ema – inclusive codeIndividual code: ihi – Ihievbe |
Glottolog | emai1241 |
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, /ɹ j w h/, are also nasalized in this position: see Edo language for a similar situation.) The inventory is:[3]
References
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