You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (October 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
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.[2]
| 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 |
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.[3]
Villages
editAbidji is spoken in these villages:[4]
| 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
editAbidji 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/ | /c͡ç/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /ɡ/ | /ɡ͡b/ | /ɟ͡ʝ/ | /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
editConsonants
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial– velar |
Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | c͡ç | k | k͡p | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | ɟ͡ʝ | g | ɡ͡b | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||||
| Approximant | l | j | w | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
Vowels
editAll vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.[5]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Near-open | ɔ | ||
| Open | a |
Tones
editAbidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.[5]
References
edit- ^ Abidji at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Tresbarats, Chantal (April 1990). "Tone in Abidji morphology". Studies in African Linguistics. 21 (1): 107–143. doi:10.32473/sal.v21i1.107440.
- ^ Vick, Renée (1990), Le système aspecto-modal de l'abidji (in French), Abidjan: Institut de linguistique appliquée
- ^ Dumestre, Gérard (1971). Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire (in French). Abidjan: Institut de Linguistique Appliquée.
- ^ a b c d Moran, Steven; McCloy, Daniel (eds.). "Inventory Abidji (GM 1526)". PHOIBLE. 2.0. Retrieved 29 May 2022., citing Tresbarats, Chantal; Vick, Renée (1992). Esquisse linguistique de l'abidji (in French). Universite d'Abidjan. OCLC 43063085.
External links
edit- 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
 | This article about Volta–Congo languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |