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(Redirected from Niaboua language) Kru language spoken in Ivory Coast
Nyabwa
Native toIvory Coast
Native speakers72,000 (2017)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3nwb
Glottolognyab1255

The Nyabwa (Niaboua, Niédéboua, Nyaboa, Nyabwa-Nyédébwa, Nyedebwa or Nyaboa) language is a Kru language spoken in Ivory Coast. It is part of the Wee dialect continuum.

Writing system

Nyabwa alphabet
a b bh c d e ɛ f g gb gw i ɩ j k kp kw
l m n ng ny o ɔ p r s t u ʋ v w y z

Nasalisation is indicated by a tilde on the vowel. Tones are indicated by following signs: Very high tone is indicated by a double apostrophe ‹ ˮ › ; High tone is indicated by an apostrophe ‹ ʼ › ; Mid-tone is indicated by no diacritic; Low tone is indicated by a hyphen ‹ ˗ ›.

References

  1. Nyabwa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) [REDACTED]
  2. "OLAC resources in and about the Nyabwa language". 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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