Lorhon language

Lorhon, or Teen, is a Gur language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Burkina Faso.

Lorhon
Téén
RegionIvory Coast, Burkina
EthnicityTénbó
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1991–1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lor
Glottologteen1242
PersonTénsé
PeopleTénbó
LanguageTéén

As with Doghose, there are spelling variants to accommodate the sound [ɣ]: Loghon, Lorhon, Loron. Other names are Nabe, Tegesie, Ténhé, and Tuni.

References

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


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