Abé language

Abé
Abé
Region	Ivory Coast
Ethnicity	Abbé
Native speakers	300,000 (2017)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Abé; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aba
Glottolog	abee1242

Abé (also spelled Abbé, Abbey, Abi) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.

The dialects of Abé are Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, and Kos.

In 1995 there were estimated to be 170,000 speakers, primarily in the Department of Agboville.

Phonology

Consonants

Abé Consonants^[2]
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal	Labiovelar
Voiceless stops	p	t	c	k		kp
Voiced stops	b	d	ɟ			gb
Voiceless fricatives	f	s			h
Voiced fricatives	v			ɣ
Nasals	m	n	ɲ
Laterals		l
Trill		r
Glides			j			w

Vowels

Abé Vowels^[2]
	Front ATR	Front RTR	Central	Back ATR	Back ATR
High	i	ɪ		u	ʊ
Mid	e	ɛ	(ə)	o	ɔ
Low			a

Abé demonstrates a tendency towards vowel harmony, with regards to both placement (front vs. back) and +/-ATR. /a/ does not participate in this system.^[2]

References

^ Abé at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ^a ^b ^c Kouadio Nguessan, Jérémie (1983). Herault, Georges (ed.). Atlas des langues kwa de Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Agence de cooperation culturelle et technique. pp. 13–39.

External links

[e25-1] Abé at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[:0-2] Kouadio Nguessan, Jérémie (1983). Herault, Georges (ed.). Atlas des langues kwa de Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Agence de cooperation culturelle et technique. pp. 13–39.

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