Ahanta language

Niger-Congo language of Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ahanta is a Central Tano language, spoken along the southwest coast of Ghana between the cities of Takoradi and Kasoa.^[1]

RegionGhana

EthnicityFanti people

Native speakers

180,000 (2013)^[1]

Language family

Atlantic–Congo
- Kwa
  - Potou–Tano
    - Tano
      - Central Tano (Akan)
        Bia
        South
        Ahanta

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Ahanta
Region	Ghana
Ethnicity	Fanti people
Native speakers	180,000 (2013)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia South Ahanta
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`aha`
Glottolog	`ahan1243`

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Phonology

Consonants

The consonantal phonemes of the Ahanta language are found in the chart below.^[2]

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		Bilabial		Labiodental		Dental		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Palatal		Labial–velar	Velar		Glottal
Nasal			m						n			ɲ				ŋ
Plosive			b			t̪	d̪								k	g
Affricate												cç	ɟʝ	k͡p
Fricative				f				s		ʃ							h
Approximant	Median												j	w
Approximant	Lateral								l
Labialized										ʃʷ		ɲʷ, cçʷ, ɟʝʷ			ɡʷ

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Vowels

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	Front	Near-front	Near-back	Back
Close	i			u
Near-close		ɪ	ʊ
Close-mid	e			o
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open	a

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The vowels that can be nasalized are /ĩ/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ɪ̃/, and /ʊ̃/.

Tones

Ahanta has two tones. High tone and low tone.

References

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