Adjukru language

Adjukru
Adioukrou
Mↄjukru
Native to	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	160,000 (2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Adjukru
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	adj
Glottolog	adio1239

Adjukru (Adioukrou, Adyoukrou, Adyukru, Ajukru) is a language spoken in Ivory Coast by the Adjoukrou people. It has an uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant phonemes are located in the chart below.

		Bilabial		Labiodental		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Palatal		Labial–velar		Velar		Glottal
Nasal			m				n			ɲ					ŋ
Plosive		p	b			t	d					k͡p	ɡ͡b	k	g
Affricate						d͡z		t̠ʃ	d̠ʒ
Fricative				f		s										h
Trill							r
Approximant	Central										j		w
	Lateral						l

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Close-mid	e	o
Open-mid	ɛ	ɔ
Open	a

Tones

There are five tones in Adjukru. /˦/ is high tone, /˨/ is low tone,/˦˨/ is falling tone, /˧/ is middle tone, and /˨˦/ is rising tone.

See also

• Adjoukrou people