Abon (Abõ) is a Tivoid language of Nigeria.

Abon
Abong, Abõ, Ba'ban[1]
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
EthnicityBa’ban
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1973)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3abo
Glottologabon1238

Phonology

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Consonant Chart of Abon Language
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d
Fricative f s ʁ h
Approximant w j

Long Consonants Chart

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Letter "Short" "Long" Sound
kk /k/ /kk/ Velar Plosive
kp /kp/ /kp/ Velar Bilabial Plosive
mm /m/ /mm/ Bilabial Nasal
nn /n/ /nn/ Alveolar Nasal
NN /N/ /NN/ Alveolar Nasal
pp /p/ /pp/ Bilabial Plosive
tt /t/ /tt/ Alveolar Plosive

Vowel Chart of Abon Language

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Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High ɪ ii ʉ o uu
Mid ee ə ɔ ʌ
Low a aa

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References

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  1. ^ "Abon". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Abon at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  3. ^ "(PDF) A Robust Language Processor for African Tone Language Systems". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

Further reading

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  • Ekpenyong, Moses & Udoinyang, Mfon & Urua, Eno-Abasi. (2009). A Robust Language Processor for African Tone Language Systems. Georgian Electronic Scientific Journal: Computer Science and Telecommunications. 623.