The Lélé language, Lélémrin, also known as Tiagba (Tiagbamrin) after its principal town, is a Kru language spoken by ethnic Aizi (Ahizi) on the shores of Ébrié Lagoon in Ivory Coast. It is not intelligible with Mobu, also spoken by Aizi at the lagoon.
| Tiagba | |
|---|---|
| Lélé | |
| Ahizi | |
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Ethnicity | Aizi (Prokpo) |
Native speakers | (9,000 cited 1999)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ahi |
| Glottolog | tiag1235 |
The Lele endonym for all Aizi is Prokpo for the people (or in Tiagba Krokpo), Prokpamrin for the language.[2][3]
Phonology
editConsonants
editThe consonant phonemes are located in the chart below.[4]
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Post- | Palatal | Labial–velar | Velar | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | c | ɟ | k͡p | ɡ͡b | k | g | |||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | |||||||||
| Approximant | Central | j | w | ||||||||||||
| Lateral | l | ||||||||||||||
Vowels
edit| Front | Near-front | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | |||
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||
| Open | a |
References
edit- ^ Tiagba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Douglas Boone, Silué Lamine, MaryAnne Augustin. "L'Utilisation du Français et de l'Adoukrou par les Aizi" (2002, Société Internationale de Linguistique, Côte d’Ivoire) online
- ^ "Journal of West African Languages". Erihplus.
- ^ "Phoible".
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