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Avikam is one of the Lagoon languages of Ivory Coast, spoken in Grand Lahou Département, Avikam Canton, South Department. It is a Kwa language, closely related to Alladian, but other than that its position is unclear.

Phonology

Above is the consonant chart and below is the vowel chart.

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar labiovelars
Nasal [m] [n] [ɲ] [ŋ]
Plosive p  b t  d C ɟ k  ɡ kp gb
Sonorants ɓ l J Y w
Fricative f  v s  z [ʒ]
+ATR -ATR +ATR -ATR
oral nas. oral nas. oral nas. oral nas. oral nas
High i ĩ ɪ u ũ ʊ
Mid e ɛ ɛ̃ o ɔ ɔ̃
Low a ã

References

  1. ^ Avikam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Sources

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avikam_language