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Tano language of Ghana and Ivory Coast
"Appolo" redirects here. For other uses, see Appolo (disambiguation) .
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Nzema , also known as Nzima or Appolo , is a Central Tano language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Ivory Coast . It is partially intelligible with Jwira-Pepesa and is closely related to Baoulé .
Although it is a Bia language , Nzema is also one of the many Akan languages, and it has had considerable influence from other Akan languages , especially Twi and Fante . There are notable towns in Nzemaland such as Bonyere , Nkroful , Half Assini , Axim , Eikwe , Baku, Atuabo , Beyin and Essiama .
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Of Nzema's ten vowels, eight may be nasalized : /ĩ/, /ɪ̃/, /ɛ̃/, /ɐ̃/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ʊ̃/ and /ɔ̃/.
Writing system
Nzema alphabet
Uppercase
A B D Ɛ E
F G H I K
L M N Ɔ O
P R S T U
V W Y Z
Lowercase
a
b
d
ɛ
e
f
g
h
i
k
l
m
n
ɔ
o
p
r
s
t
u
v
w
y
z
References
Nzema at Ethnologue "Nzema" . Ethnologue . Retrieved 2020-01-03.Burmeister, Jonathan L. (1976). "A comparison of variable nouns in Anyi-Sanvi and Nzema" . Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan H (Linguistique 9): 7–19.
^ Berry, J. (1955). "Some Notes on the Phonology of the Nzema and Ahanta Dialects". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 17 (1): 160–165. doi :10.1017/S0041977X00106421 . ISSN 1474-0699 .
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