Chakosi language

Tano language spoken in West Africa
Chakosi
Anufo
RegionGhana, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast
EthnicityChakosi people
Native speakers
180,000 (2013)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
 Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3cko
Glottologanuf1239

Chakosi, also known by its autonym Anufo, is a Central Tano language spoken in northeast Ghana, northern Togo, northwest Benin and Ivory Coast by approximately 180,000 people.

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-velar Glottal
plain round palatal plain palatal plain palatal plain round plain palatal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋm ŋmʲ
Stop voiceless p t c k kp kpʲ
voiced b d ɟ ɟʲ ɡ ɡʷ gb gbʲ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ ɕᶣ h
voiced z ʑᶣ
Rhotic r
Approximant voiceless ɥ̥
voiced ɥ l lᶣ j w
Vowels
Oral Nasal
Front Back Front Back
Close i u ĩ ũ
Close-mid e o
Open-Mid ɛ ɔ ɛ̃ ɔ̃
Open a ã

References

  1. ^ Chakosi at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Phoible 2.0 -".
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