Nzema language
Tano language of Ghana and Ivory Coast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nzema, also known as Nzima or Appolo, is a Central Tano language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Ivory Coast.[2] It is partially intelligible with Jwira-Pepesa and is closely related to Baoulé.[3]
Nzema | |
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Region | Ghana, Ivory Coast |
Ethnicity | Nzema |
Native speakers | 430,000 (2013–2021)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | nzi |
ISO 639-3 | nzi |
Glottolog | nzim1238 |
Being a Bia language, Nzema is one of the many Akan languages, and it has had considerable influence from other Akan languages, especially Twi and Fante.[4] There are notable towns in Nzemaland such as Bonyere, Nkroful, Half Assini, Axim, Eikwe, Baku, Atuabo, Beyin, Essiama and Anokyi.
Phonology
Consonants
[4][5] | Labial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | (Alveolo-) Palatal |
Velar | Labial-velar | Glottal | |||||||
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plain | lab. | plain | lab. | pal. | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||||
Nasal | plain | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ɲʷ | ŋ | ŋʷ | ŋm | ||||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | tp | t̪ | dʑ | dʑʷ | k | kʷ | kp | ʔ | |||||
voiced | b | db | d̪ | d | tɕ | tɕʷ | ɡ | gʷ | ɡb | ||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | fʷ | s | sʷ | sʲ | ɕ | ɕʷ | x | h | hʷ | ||||
voiced | v | vʷ | z | zʷ | zʲ | ɣ | ɦ | ||||||||
Trill | r | ||||||||||||||
Lateral | plain | l | |||||||||||||
nasalized | l̃ | ||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | ɥ | w |
Vowels
Of Nzema's ten vowels, eight may be nasalized: /ĩ/, /ɪ̃/, /ɛ̃/, /ɐ̃/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ʊ̃/ and /ɔ̃/.[4][5]
Writing system
References
External links
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