Abua (Abuan) is a Central Delta language of Nigeria.
Writing system + Abua alphabetKari Ethelbert Emmanuel & Joshua Kiikpoye Johnny (2011) Abuan orthography. In Tony Enyia, ed. Orthographies of Nigerian Languages: Manual IX. Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). pp 1–12. a aa ạ ạạ b ḅ d ḍ e ee ẹ ẹẹ f g gb gh i ii ị ịị j k kp l m n nm ng ny o oo ọ ọọ p ph r s t u uu ụ ụụ v w y z
Phonology
Consonants BilabialLabiodentalAlveolarAlveolo- palatalPalatalLabial–velarVelarUvularGlottalNasalmnɲŋ͡mŋStopunvoicedptk͡pkvoicedbdɡ͡bgAffricateFricativeunvoicedfshvoicedβvzɣTap/flapɺTrillrLateral approximantlSemivoweljwImplosiveɓɗ
Vowels FrontMid-frontCentralMid-backBackCloseieɨouNear-closeʊMidəOpenaɛɔ
Tones Abua has 3 tones. /˦/ is high tone, /˨/ is low tone, and /↓˦/ is falling tone.
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Further reading
External links Listen to a sample of Abua from Global Recordings Network