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Abure language

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Abure
Native toIvory Coast
Native speakers
93,000 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3abu
Glottologabur1243
Approximate location where Abure is spoken
Approximate location where Abure is spoken
Abure
Coordinates: 5°13′0″N 3°38′0″W / 5.21667°N 3.63333°W / 5.21667; -3.63333

Abure (Aboulé), also known as Abonwa or Akaplass, is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) spoken near Abidjan in Ivory Coast.

Phonology

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Abure consonants[2]
Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Labiovelar
Plosive p b t d c ɟ k kp gb
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative f v s h
Approximant j
Lateral approximant l w
Abure vowels[2]
Front Near-front Near-back Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Near-close ɪ ɪ̃ ʊ ʊ̃
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ã

There are four tones: high, low, rising, and falling.

References

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  1. ^ Abure at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Gauthier, B. (1971). Analyse phonologique de l'abouré. Universite d'abidjan.
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