Adjukru language
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Ivoirian language
| Adjukru | |
|---|---|
| Adioukrou | |
| Mↄjukru | |
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | 160,000 (2021)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | adj |
| Glottolog | adio1239 |
Adjukru (Adioukrou, Adyoukrou, Adyukru, Ajukru) is a language spoken in Ivory Coast by the Adjoukrou people. It has an uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family.
Phonology
[edit ]Consonants
[edit ]The consonant phonemes are located in the chart below.[2] [3]
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Post- | Palatal | Labial–velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k͡p | ɡ͡b | k | g | |||||||
| Affricate | d͡z | t̠ʃ | d̠ʒ | ||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||||||||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||||||||||
| Approximant | Central | j | w | ||||||||||||
| Lateral | l | ||||||||||||||
Vowels
[edit ]| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Close-mid | e | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
Tones
[edit ]There are five tones in Adjukru. /˦/ is high tone, /˨/ is low tone,/˦˨/ is falling tone, /˧/ is middle tone, and /˨˦/ is rising tone.
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ Adjukru at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
- ^ "Phoible".
- ^ "Phoible".
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