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Abidji language

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Abidji
Abiji
Native toIvory Coast
RegionLagunes District
EthnicityAbidji
Native speakers
85,000 (2017)[1]
Dialects
  • Enyembe
  • Ogbru
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3abi
Glottologabid1235

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

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Abidji is spoken in these villages:[3]

Village Name Native Name (IPA)
Soukoukro sukwebi
Badasso gbadatɛ
Elibou elibu
Sahuyé sayjɛ
gomon goma
Yaobou jawebi; joabu ;djabõ ; nadja côtôcô ; Amougbroussandou
Sikensi sikãsi
Bécédi besedi
Brafoueby brafwebi
Bakanou A, B gbakamɔ̃
Katadji kalaɟi
Abiéhou abjeu
Akakro akabi
Ahimangbo emãgbo
Akoungou akpũmbu

Writing System

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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 ›.

Abidji alphabet
Capital letters
A B C D E Ɛ F G Gb J I Ɩ K Kp L M N Ny O Ɔ P R S T U Ʊ / Ʋ W Y ʔ
Lowercase letters
a b c d e ɛ f g gb j i ɩ k kp l m n ny o ɔ p r s t u ʊ / ʋ w y ʔ
Phonetics
/a/ /b/ /tc/ /d/ /e/ /ɛ/ /f/ /ɡ/ /ɡ͡b/ /dɟ/ /i/ /ɪ/ /k/ /k͡p/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /o/ /ɔ/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /u/ /ʊ/ /w/ /j/ /ʔ/

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

Phonology

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Consonants

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Abidji consonants[4]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d ɟʝ k ɡ k͡p ɡ͡b ʔ
Nasal m n ɲ
Fricative f s h
Approximant l j w
Trill r

Vowels

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

Abidji vowels[4]
Front Central Back
Close i ɪ u ʊ
Mid e o ɔ
Open a

Tones

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

References

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  1. ^ Abidji at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Renée Vick, Le système aspecto-modal de l’abidji, Abidjan, Institut de linguistique appliquée, 1990
  3. ^ Dumestre, Gérard. 1971. Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire. Abidjan : Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA). 323 p.
  4. ^ a b c d "Inventory Abidji (GM 1526)". PHOIBLE 2.0. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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