Language name: |
KOLOKUMA IJO |
UPSID number: |
4150 |
Alternate name(s): |
NORTH-CENTRAL IJO |
Classification: |
Niger-Kordofanian, Kwa |
This language has |
37 segments |
Its Frequency index is |
0.375142326 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
The language has these sounds: |
p
t
k
kpW
b
d
g
gbW
f
v
s
z
m
n
N
r[
l
j
w
i
I
e
E
a
O
o
U
u
i~
I~
e~
E~
a~
O~
o~
U~
u~
|
Comment: |
Kolokuma Ijo is spoken on the Nun branch of the Niger delta system in Rivers State, Nigeria. There are two level tones. Vowel harmony separates 'close' vowels /i, e, u, o/ from their more open counterparts; /a/ is neutral. Nasalized vowels preceding stops are pronounced with a consonantal nasal offset homorganic with the stop. |
Source(s): |
Williamson, K. 1965. A Grammar of the Kolokuma Dialect of Ijo. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. |