Abidji | |
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Abiji | |
Native to | Ivory Coast |
Region | Lagunes District |
Ethnicity | Abidji |
Native speakers | 85,000 (2017)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Dialects |
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | abi |
Glottolog | abid1235 |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Villages
Abidji is spoken in these villages:[4]
Village Name | Native Name (IPA) |
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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
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⟩.
Capital letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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/ | /c͡ç/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /ɡ/ | /ɡ͡b/ | /ɟ͡ʝ/ | /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
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial– velar |
Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | c͡ç | k | k͡p | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | ɟ͡ʝ | g | ɡ͡b | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
Fricative | f | s | h | ||||
Approximant | l | j | w | ||||
Trill | r |
Vowels
All vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.[5]
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
Mid | e | o | |
Near-open | ɔ | ||
Open | a |
Tones
Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.[5]
References
- ^ Abidji at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Studies in African Linguistics. Department of Linguistics and the African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles. 1990. p. 107.
- ^ Renée Vick, Le système aspecto-modal de l’abidji, Abidjan, Institut de linguistique appliquée, 1990
- ^ Dumestre, Gérard. 1971. Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire. Abidjan : Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA). 323 p.
- ^ a b c d Moran, Steven; McCloy, Daniel (eds.). "Inventory Abidji (GM 1526)". PHOIBLE. 2.0. Retrieved 29 May 2022., citing Tresbarats, Chantal; Vick, Renée (1992). Esquisse linguistique de l'abidji (in French). Universite d'Abidjan. OCLC 43063085.
External links
- Abidji basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
- Listen to a sample of Abidji from Global Recordings Network
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Abidji