Abidji language
Abidji (Abiji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.
| Abidji | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Ethnicity | Abidji |
Native speakers | (51,000 cited 1993)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abi |
| Glottolog | abid1235 |
It has two dialects: the "enyembe" and the "ogbru" names which the members of these ethnic groups refer to themselves, the name Ambidji was given by these groups neighbors [2]
Villages
Abidji is spoken in these villages:[3]
| Village Name | Native Name (API) |
|---|---|
| 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
Abidji 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 ›.
| Capitol 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 |
| Lower Case 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 |
| Phontics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /a/ | /b/ | /tc/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /ɡ/ | /ɡ͡b/ | /dɟ/ | /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 ›.
References
- Abidji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Renée Vick, Le système aspecto-modal de l’abidji, Abidjan, Institut de linguistique appliquée, 1990
- Dumestre, Gérard. 1971. Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire. Abidjan : Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA). 323 p.
External links
- 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
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