Krobu language explained

Krobu
States:Ivory Coast
Date:1993
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Kwa
Fam4:Potou–Tano
Fam5:Tano
Iso3:kxb
Glotto:krob1245
Glottorefname:Krobu

Krobu (Krobou) is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) of Ivory Coast.

Phonology

Consonants[1] !!Labial!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar!Labiovelar
Plosivepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/
Vowels!!Front!Central!Back
Highpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Near-highpronounced as /link/
Mid-highpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Mid-lowpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Lowpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/

Additionally, Krobu has seven tones;[1] high, mid, low, rising, falling, low-rising, and low-falling.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bolé-Richard, Rémy . Atlas des langues kwa de Cote d'Ivoire . 1983 . Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA); Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT) . Georges . Hérault . Abidjan & Paris . fr.