Anaang language
In today's world, Anaang language is a topic of growing interest in various areas and sectors. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Anaang language has become a convergence point for discussion and analysis. Its impact extends to different areas, from economics and politics, to society and culture. In this article, we will explore the topic of Anaang language in depth, analyzing its implications and repercussions in various contexts. From its emergence to the present, Anaang language has proven to be a determining factor in decision-making and in shaping the world in which we live.
| Anaang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Southern Nigeria |
| Region | Akwa Ibom State |
| Ethnicity | Anaang |
Native speakers | 2.9 million (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | anw |
| Glottolog | anaa1238 |
| ELP | Anaang |
Anaang (Annang) is the native language of the Anaang people of Nigeria.
The Annang speaker of English tends to apply the grammatical rules of Annang in his use of English, often violating the intuition of native speakers of English.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alv./ Palatal |
Velar | Labio- velar |
Uvular | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | |||
| Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | kʷ | k͡p | |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡʷ | ||||
| Fricative | f | s | ʁ | |||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | |||||
- Consonants /p, b, t, d, k, k͡p, f, m, n, l, w/ may be heard as palatalized when occurring before /i/.[3]
- /ʁ/ may also be heard as a trill when before a front vowel.
- /r/ may also be heard as a tap .[4]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | ʉ ʉː | u uː |
| Close-mid | e eː | o oː | |
| Open-mid | ɔ ɔː | ||
| Open | a aː |
See also
- Anaang word list (Wiktionary)
References
- ^ Anaang at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Udondata, Joseph. "A Contrastive Study of English and Annang Structural Patterns".
- ^ a b c Ekpe, Mfon Brownson (2013). Articulatory Analysis of Palatalization in Anaang. Redeemer’s University, Mowe, Nigeria.
- ^ a b Michael, Itoro Anietie (2009). The syllable structure of the Anaang language. University of Ibadan.
