Nzema language

Nzema, dem sanso know as Nzima anaa Appolo, be a Central Tano language wey de Nzema people of southwestern Ghana den southeastern Ivory Coast dey speak. E be partially intelligible plus Jwira-Pepesa wey e be closely related to Baoulé.

E be a Bia language, Nzema be one of de chaw Akan languages, wey na e get considerable influence from oda Akan languages, especially Twi den Fante. Der be notable towns insyd Nzemaland such as Bonyere, Nkroful, Half Assini, Axim, Eikwe, Baku, Atuabo, Beyin, Essiama den Anokyi.

 Phonology 

 Consonants 
Dem report de following allophones, among odas. [p] be rare.
+Nzema consonantsLabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolar(Alveolo-)PalatalVelarLabial-velarGlottalplainlab.plainlab.pal.plainlab.plainlab.plainlab.Nasalplainmn̪nɲɲʷŋŋʷŋmPlosive/Affricatevoicelesspt̪tɕtɕʷkkʷkp~tpʔvoicedbd̪ddʑdʑʷɡgʷɡb~dbFricativevoicelessffʷssʷsʲɕɕʷxhhʷvoicedvvʷzzʷzʲɣɦTrillrLateralplainlnasalizedl̃Approximantjɥw

 Vowels 
FrontCentralBackCloseiuNear-closeɪʊClose-mideoOpen-midɛɔNear-openɐOpena
Of Nzema ein ten vowels, eight fi be nasalized: /ĩ/, /ɪ̃/, /ɛ̃/, /ɐ̃/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ʊ̃/ and /ɔ̃/.

 Writing system 
+Nzema alphabetLanguage Guide, 1977UppercaseABDƐEFGHIKLMNƆOPRSTUVWYZLowercaseabdɛefghiklmnɔoprstuvwyz

 References 

 External links 
 Nzema language dictionaries


Category:Central Tano languages
Category:Languages wey dey Ghana
Category:Languages of Ivory Coast
Category:Languages