Kposo language

Kwa language spoken in Togo and Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kposo language, or Ikposo (Ikpɔsɔ), is the language of the Akposso people, mainly in the Plateau Region of Togo, west of Atakpamé, but also into eastern Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages, but does not have the system of noun classes that is characteristic of other languages in the group.[2]

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Kposo
Ikpɔsɔ
Native toTogo, Ghana
RegionVolta Region
EthnicityKposo
Native speakers
160,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kpo
Glottologikpo1238
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Quick Facts People, Language ...
Kposo
PeopleAkpɔsɔ
LanguageIkpɔsɔ
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Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t t͡ʃ k k͡p
voiced b d d͡ʒ ɡ ɡ͡b
Fricative voiceless f s h
voiced v z (ɣ)
Approximant ɥ j ɰ w
Lateral l
Trill r
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  • /ɰ/ may also be heard as a fricative [ɣ] sound in free variation.[3]

Vowels

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Front Central Back
+ATR -ATR +ATR -ATR +ATR -ATR
High i ɪ u ʊ
Non-high e ɛ ə a o ɔ
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