In today's world, Abidji language has become a topic of great interest and relevance. The popularity of Abidji language has been increasing in recent years, generating a great impact in various areas. Both on a personal and professional level, Abidji language has taken center stage and has generated a great debate in society. This article aims to thoroughly analyze the phenomenon of Abidji language, exploring its various facets and its influence on different aspects of daily life. Through this analysis, we seek to shed light on Abidji language and offer a broad and objective vision that can help better understand its importance and impact on our current society.
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Abidji | |
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Abiji | |
Native to | Ivory Coast |
Region | Lagunes District |
Ethnicity | Abidji |
Native speakers | 85,000 (2017) |
Niger–Congo?
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Dialects |
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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.
Abidji is spoken in these villages:
Village Name | Native Name (IPA) |
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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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 ›.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | Glottal | |
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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 |
All vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i ɪ | u ʊ | |
Mid | e | o ɔ | |
Open | a |
Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.