Avikam language

Avikam
Native to	Ivory Coast
Region	Grand Lahou
Native speakers	(21,000 cited 1993)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Avikam–Alladian Avikam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	avi
Glottolog	avik1243

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

Sources

• Ahoua, F. (2009-01-01). "The Phonology-Syntax Interface in Avikam". Legon Journal of the Humanities. 20: 123–149. ISSN 2458-746X.