Abidji language

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.

Abidji
Native toIvory Coast
EthnicityAbidji
Native speakers
85,000 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3abi
Glottologabid1235

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.[2]

Villages

Abidji is spoken in these villages:[3]

Village NameNative Name (IPA)
Soukoukrosukwebi
Badassogbadatɛ
Elibouelibu
Sahuyésayjɛ
gomongoma
Yaoboujawebi; joabu ;djabõ ; nadja côtôcô ; Amougbroussandou
Sikensisikãsi
Bécédibesedi
Brafouebybrafwebi
Bakanou A, Bgbakamɔ̃
Katadjikalaɟi
Abiéhouabjeu
Akakroakabi
Ahimangboemãgbo
Akoungouakpũmbu

Writing System

Abidji is written with a Latin alphabet, using the graphemes of the practical writing for the languages of the Ivory Coast. The letter upsilon ‹ Ʊ, ʊ › is often replaced with the V with hook ‹ Ʋ, ʋ ›.

Abidji alphabet
Capital letters
ABCDE ƐFGGbJ IƖKKpL MNNyOƆ PRSTU Ʊ / ƲWYʔ
Lowercase letters
abcde ɛfggbj iɩkkpl mnnyoɔ prstu ʊ / ʋwyʔ
Phonetics
/a//b//tc/ /d//e/ /ɛ//f//ɡ//ɡ͡b//dɟ/ /i//ɪ/ /k//k͡p//l/ /m//n//ɲ//o//ɔ/ /p//r//s//t//u/ /ʊ//w//j//ʔ/

The nasal vowels are written with ‹ n › (‹ m › before ‹ p › and ‹ b ›) : ‹ an, en, ɛn, in, on, ɔn, un, ʊn ou ʋn, ɩn ›.

Phonology

Consonants
Abidji consonants[4]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d cç ɟʝ k ɡ k͡p ɡ͡b ʔ
Nasal m n ɲ
Fricative f s h
Approximant l j w
Trill r

Vowels

All vowels except /e/ have contrastive nasal forms.[4]

Abidji vowels[4]
Front Central Back
Close i ɪ u ʊ
Mid e o ɔ
Open a

Tones

Abidji has phonemic tones, described as high /˦/ and low /˨/.[4]

References
  1. Abidji at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Renée Vick, Le système aspecto-modal de l’abidji, Abidjan, Institut de linguistique appliquée, 1990
  3. Dumestre, Gérard. 1971. Atlas linguistique de Côte-d'Ivoire : les langues de la région lagunaire. Abidjan : Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA). 323 p.
  4. "Inventory Abidji (GM 1526)". PHOIBLE 2.0. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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