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Abidji language

Kwa language spoken in Ivory Coast

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Abidji (also known as Abiji and Ambidji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in the Ivory Coast.

It has two dialects: "enyembe" and "ogbru". These dialects' names are used by the members of these Abidji-speaking ethnic groups to refer to themselves. The name Ambidji was given to the language by these groups' neighbors.^[2]

Villages[edit]

Abidji is spoken in these villages:^[3]

Writing System[edit]

Abidji is written with a Latin alphabet, using the graphemes of the practical writing for the languages of the Ivory Coast. The letter upsilon ‹ Ʊ, ʊ › is often replaced with the V with hook ‹ Ʋ, ʋ ›.

The nasal vowels are written with ‹ n › (‹ m › before ‹ p › and ‹ b ›) : ‹ an, en, ɛn, in, on, ɔn, un, ʊn ou ʋn, ɩn ›.

Phonology[edit]

Consonants[edit]

Vowels[edit]

All vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.^[4]

Tones[edit]

Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.^[4]

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External links[edit]

• Abidji basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
• Listen to a sample of Abidji from Global Recordings Network
• World Atlas of Language Structures information on Abidji

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