Abure language

Abure
Native toIvory Coast
Native speakers
93,000 (2017)
Language codes
ISO 639-3abu
Glottologabur1243
Approximate location where Abure is spoken
Approximate location where Abure is spoken
Location within Ivory Coast
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

Abure consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Plosive p b t d c ɟ k kp gb
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative f v s h
Approximant j
Lateral l w
Abure vowels
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Near-close ɪ ɪ̃ ʊ ʊ̃
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ã

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

References

  1. ↑ Abure at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. 1 2 Burmeister, Jonathan L. (1983). L'Abouré. In Hérault, Georges (ed.), Atlas des langues kwa de Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan & Paris: Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA); Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT). pp. 67–81.