Anaang language

Cross River language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anaang (Annang) is the native language of the Anaang people of Nigeria.

NativetoSouthern Nigeria
EthnicityAnaang
Native speakers
2.9 million (2020)[1]
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The Annang speaker of English tends to apply the grammatical rules of Annang in his use of English, often violating the intuition of native speakers of English.[2]

Phonology

Consonants

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  • Consonants /p, b, t, d, k, k͡p, f, m, n, l, w/ may be heard as palatalized [ʲ] when occurring before /i/.[3]
  • /ʁ/ may also be heard as a trill [ʀ] when before a front vowel.
  • /r/ may also be heard as a tap [ɾ].[4]

Vowels

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