| Abidji | |
|---|---|
| Abiji | |
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Region | Lagunes District |
| Ethnicity | Abidji |
Native speakers | 85,000 (2017)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abi |
| Glottolog | abid1235 |
Abidji (also known as Abiji and Ambidji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in the Ivory Coast.
It has two dialects: "enyembe" and "ogbru". These dialects' names are used by the members of these Abidji-speaking ethnic groups to refer to themselves. The name Ambidji was given to the language by these groups' neighbors.[2]
Villages
Abidji is spoken in these villages:[3]
| Village Name | Native Name (IPA) |
|---|---|
| Soukoukro | sukwebi |
| Badasso | gbadatɛ |
| Elibou | elibu |
| Sahuyé | sayjɛ |
| gomon | goma |
| Yaobou | jawebi; joabu ;djabõ ; nadja côtôcô ; Amougbroussandou |
| Sikensi | sikãsi |
| Bécédi | besedi |
| Brafoueby | brafwebi |
| Bakanou A, B | gbakamɔ̃ |
| Katadji | kalaɟi |
| Abiéhou | abjeu |
| Akakro | akabi |
| Ahimangbo | emãgbo |
| Akoungou | akpũmbu |
Writing System
Abidji is written with a Latin alphabet, using the graphemes of the practical writing for the languages of the Ivory Coast. The letter upsilon ‹ Ʊ, ʊ › is often replaced with the V with hook ‹ Ʋ, ʋ ›.
| Capital letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | Ɛ | F | G | Gb | J | I | Ɩ | K | Kp | L | M | N | Ny | O | Ɔ | P | R | S | T | U | Ʊ / Ʋ | W | Y | ʔ |
| Lowercase letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | f | g | gb | j | i | ɩ | k | kp | l | m | n | ny | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | ʊ / ʋ | w | y | ʔ |
| Phonetics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /a/ | /b/ | /tc/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /ɡ/ | /ɡ͡b/ | /dɟ/ | /i/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /k͡p/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /r/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /ʊ/ | /w/ | /j/ | /ʔ/ |
The nasal vowels are written with ‹ n › (‹ m › before ‹ p › and ‹ b ›) : ‹ an, en, ɛn, in, on, ɔn, un, ʊn ou ʋn, ɩn ›.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | cç ɟʝ | k ɡ | k͡p ɡ͡b | ʔ |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | h | |||
| Approximant | l | j | w | |||
| Trill | r |
Vowels
All vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i ɪ | u ʊ | |
| Mid | e | o ɔ | |
| Open | a |
Tones
Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.[4]
References
- ↑ Abidji at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Renée Vick, Le système aspecto-modal de l’abidji, Abidjan, Institut de linguistique appliquée, 1990
- ↑ Dumestre, Gérard. 1971. Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire. Abidjan : Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA). 323 p.
- 1 2 3 4 "Inventory Abidji (GM 1526)". PHOIBLE 2.0. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
- Abidji basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
- Listen to a sample of Abidji from Global Recordings Network
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Abidji