Chakosi language

Chakosi, also known by its autonym Anufo, is a Central Tano language spoken in northeast Ghana, northern Togo, and northwest Benin by approximately 180,000 people.

Chakosi
Anufo
RegionGhana, Togo, Benin
EthnicityChakosi people
Native speakers
180,000 (2013)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cko
Glottologanuf1239

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-velar Glottal
plainroundpalatal plainpalatal plainpalatal plainround plainpalatal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋmŋmʲ
Stop voiceless p t c k kpkpʲ
voiced b d ɟɟʲ ɡɡʷ gbgbʲ
Fricative voiceless f sʃ ɕᶣ h
voiced z ʑᶣ
Rhotic r
Approximant voiceless ɥ̥
voiced ɥ llᶣ j w
Vowels
Oral Nasal
FrontBack FrontBack
Close i u ĩ ũ
Close-mid e o
Open-Mid ɛ ɔ ɛ̃ ɔ̃
Open a ã

References

  1. Chakosi at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)


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