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Avikam language

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Lagoon languages of Ivory Coast
Avikam
Native toIvory Coast
RegionGrand Lahou
Native speakers(21,000 cited 1993)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3avi
Glottologavik1243

Avikam is one of the Lagoon languages of Ivory Coast, spoken in Grand Lahou Département, Avikam Canton, South Department. It is a Kwa language, closely related to Alladian, but other than that its position is unclear.

Phonology

Above is the consonant chart and below is the vowel chart.

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar labiovelars
Nasal
Plosive p  b t  d C ɟ k  ɡ kp gb
Sonorants ɓ l J Y w
Fricative f  v s  z
+ATR -ATR +ATR -ATR
oral nas. oral nas. oral nas. oral nas. oral nas
High i ĩ ɪ u ũ ʊ
Mid e ɛ ɛ̃ o ɔ ɔ̃
Low a ã

References

  1. Avikam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Sources

Languages of Ivory Coast
Official language
Indigenous
languages
Kru
Kwa
Mande
Senufo
Gur
Other
Immigrant languages
Kwa languages
Potou–Tano
Central Tano
Guang
Others
Ghana–Togo
Na-Togo
Ka-Togo
Ga–Dangme
Lagoon
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