Ahanta is a Guan language, spoken along the southwest coast of Ghana between the cities of Takoradi and Kasoa.
Phonology
Consonants The consonantal phonemes of the Ahanta language are found in the chart below. BilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPost- alveolarPalatalLabial–velarVelarGlottalNasalmnɲŋPlosivebt̪d̪kgAffricatecçɟʝk͡pFricativefsʃhApproximantMedianjwLaterallLabializedʃʷɲʷ, cçʷ, ɟʝʷɡʷ
Vowels FrontNear-frontNear-backBackCloseiuNear-closeɪʊClose-mideoOpen-midɛɔOpena The vowels that can be nasalized are /ĩ/, /ã/, /ũ/, /ɪ̃/, and /ʊ̃/.
Tones Ahanta has two tones. High tone and low tone.
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