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Abure
Native to	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	93,000 (2017)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano West Abure
Language codes
ISO 639-3	abu
Glottolog	abur1243
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

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

References

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

External links

• Listen to a sample of Abure from Global Recordings Network

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