Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.
| Aahan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Ondo State |
Native speakers | (300 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ahn |
| Glottolog | ahan1244 |
| ELP | Àhàn |
Distribution
editAccording to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in:
- Ekiti state: Ekiti East LGA, Omuo town
- Kogi state: Ijumu LGA
- Ondo state: Akoko North West LGA, Ajowa, and Igashi towns
Phonology
editThe phonemic inventory of Ahan is:[2][3]
Consonants
edit| Labial | Dental- Alveolar |
Palato- alveolar |
Velar | Labio- velar |
Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Stops | b | t d | k g | kp gb | ||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ dʒ | ||||
| Fricative | f | θ s | h | |||
| Lateral Approx. | l | |||||
| Central Approx. | r | j | w |
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ | u ũ | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɑ ɑ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ |
References
edit- ^ Aahan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ogunmodimu, Morakinyo Dickson (2015). A Grammar of Àhàn - ProQuest (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). ProQuest 1728162668.
- ^ "Glottolog 3.3 - Àhàn". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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