Nyabwa language explained

Nyabwa
Date:2017
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Iso3:nwb
Glotto:nyab1255
Glottorefname:Nyabwa

The Nyabwa (Niaboua, Niédéboua, Nyaboa, Nyabwa-Nyédébwa, Nyedebwa or Nyaboa)[1] language is a Kru language spoken in Ivory Coast. It is part of the Wee dialect continuum.

Writing system

Nyabwa alphabet
a b bh c de ɛ f g gbgw i ɩ j kkp kw
l m n ng nyo ɔ p r st u ʋ v wy z

Nasalisation is indicated by a tilde on the vowel. Tones are indicated by following signs:Very high tone is indicated by a double apostrophe ‹ ˮ › ;High tone is indicated by an apostrophe ‹ ʼ › ;Mid-tone is indicated by no diacritic;Low tone is indicated by a hyphen ‹ ˗ ›.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OLAC resources in and about the Nyabwa language . 2019-12-30 . 2019-12-30 . dmy-all .