Cherepon language
| Kyiripong | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ghana |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cpn |
| Glottolog | cher1271 |
Cherepon (Chiripon, Chiripong, Kyiripong), also known as Okere or Ɔkere, is a Guang language spoken by 111,000 in Ghana.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial- velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | k͡p | |
| voiced | b | d | g | g͡b | ||
| Affricate | voiceless | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
| voiced | d͡ʒ | |||||
| Fricative | f | s | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | |||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Near-open | æ | ||
| Open | a |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ĩ | ũ | |
| Near-close | ɪ̃ | ʊ̃ | |
| Open-mid | ɛ̃ | ɔ̃ | |
| Open | ã |
Orthography
/i, ɪ/ are represented by ⟨i⟩, /ʊ, o/ are represented by ⟨o⟩, and /æ̯, a/ are represented by ⟨a⟩.[3] /n, ɲ, ŋ/ are represented by ⟨n⟩, and /t͡ʃ/ is represented by ⟨ky⟩, e.g., akyibi 'child'.[2]
Notes
- ^ Kyiripong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Oppong 2019, p. 10.
- ^ a b c Oppong 2019, p. 9.
References
- Oppong, Okrah (2019). The noun phrase in Ɔkere (MA thesis). University of Ghana.
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