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Krobu (Krobou) is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) of Ivory Coast.
Krobu | |
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Native to | Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (9,900 cited 1993)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kxb |
Glottolog | krob1245 |
Phonology
editLabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kp gb |
Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | |
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋm |
Approximant | w | r, l | j, ɥ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i ĩ | u ũ | |
Near-high | ʊ | ||
Mid-high | e | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ | |
Low | a ã |
Additionally, Krobu has seven tones;[2] high, mid, low, rising, falling, low-rising, and low-falling.
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