| Abidji | |
| Also Known As: | Abiji |
| States: | Ivory Coast |
| Region: | Lagunes District |
| Ethnicity: | Abidji |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Dia1: | Enyembe |
| Dia2: | Ogbru |
| Script: | Latin |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Kwa |
| Iso3: | abi |
| Glotto: | abid1235 |
| Glottorefname: | Abidji |
Abidji (also known as Abiji and Ambidji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in the Ivory Coast.[1]
It has two dialects: "enyembe" and "ogbru". These dialects' names are used by the members of these Abidji-speaking ethnic groups to refer to themselves. The name Ambidji was given to the language by these groups' neighbors.
Abidji is spoken in these villages:[2]
| Village Name | Native Name (IPA) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Abidji is written with a Latin alphabet, using the graphemes of the practical writing for the languages of the Ivory Coast. The letter upsilon is often replaced with the V with hook .
| Capital letters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | J | L | Ɔ | U | ʔ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowercase 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 | |
| Phonetics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/ | 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/ | 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/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
The nasal vowels are written with (before and): .
| voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Trill | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||||
All vowels except pronounced as /link/ have contrastive nasal forms.
| Close | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near-close | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Mid | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Near-open | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| Open | pronounced as /ink/ |
Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high pronounced as /link/ and low pronounced as /link/.