Aahan | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Ondo State |
Native speakers | 300 (2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
ahn |
Glottolog |
ahan1244 |
ELP | Àhàn |
Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.
According to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in:
The phonemic inventory of Ahan is: [2] [3]
Labial | Dental- Alveolar |
Palato- alveolar |
Velar | Labio- velar |
Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Stops | b | t d | k g | kp gb | ||
Affricate | ts | tʃ dʒ | ||||
Fricative | f | θ s | h | |||
Lateral Approx. | l | |||||
Central Approx. | r | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i ĩ | u ũ | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɑ ɑ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ |