Ahan language

Volta–Niger language of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.

NativetoNigeria
RegionOndo State
Native speakers
(300 cited 2000)[1]
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Aahan
Native toNigeria
RegionOndo State
Native speakers
(300 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ahn
Glottologahan1244
ELPÀhàn
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Distribution

According to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in:

Phonology

The phonemic inventory of Ahan is:[2][3]

Consonants

More information Labial, Dental- Alveolar ...
Labial Dental-
Alveolar		 Palato-
alveolar		 Velar Labio-
velar		 Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stops b t d k g kp gb
Affricate ts tʃ dʒ
Fricative f θ s h
Lateral Approx. l
Central Approx. r j w
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Vowels

More information Front, Central ...
Front Central Back
High i ĩ u ũ
Mid e o
Low ɛ ɛ̃ ɑ ɑ̃ ɔ ɔ̃
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References

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