Tagwana language

Senufo language of Ivory Coast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tagwana (Tagbana) is a southern Senufo language of Ivory Coast. It is closely related to Djimini.

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Tagwana
Tagbana
Native toIvory Coast
RegionCentral Department
Native speakers
(140,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tgw
Glottologtagw1240
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Phonology

Consonants

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[2] Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar
Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t c k k͡p ʔ
voiced b d ɟ ɡ ɡ͡b
Fricative f s h
Trill r
Lateral l
Approximant j w
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Vowels

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Oral vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i u
High-mid e o
Low-mid ɛ ɔ
Low a
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Nasal vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High ĩ ũ
Low-mid ɛ̃ ɔ̃
Low ã
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References

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