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Kwa language of Ivory Coast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abé (also spelled Abbé, Abbey, Abi) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.
The dialects of Abé are Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, and Kos.
In 1995 there were estimated to be 170,000 speakers, primarily in the Department of Agboville.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voiceless stops | p | t | c | k | kp |
Voiced stops | b | d | ɟ | gb | |
Voiceless fricatives | f | s | j | h | w |
Voiced fricatives | v | ɣ | |||
Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ||
Laterals | l | ||||
Trill | r |
Front ATR | Front RTR | Central | Back ATR | Back ATR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | i | ɪ | u | ʊ | |
Mid | e | ɛ | o | ɔ | |
Low | a |
Abé demonstrates a tendency towards vowel harmony, with regards to both placement (front vs. back) and +/-ATR. /a/ does not participate in this system.[2]