Aahan (Ààhàn) is an endangered divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere. There may be about 2,400 speakers left based on upper estimates (2024). Roger Blench however estimated about 300 speakers left in the year 2000. It is spoken in the village of Ahan-Ayegunle in the Omuo Oke district.
Distribution According to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in: Ekiti state: Ekiti East LGA.
Phonology The phonemic inventory of Ahan is:
Consonants Labial Dental-Alveolar Palato-alveolar Velar Labio-velar Glottal Nasal m n ɲ ŋ Stops b t d k g kp gb Affricate ts tʃ dʒ Fricative f θ s h Lateral Approx. l Central Approx. r j w
Vowels +FrontCentralBackHighi ĩu ũMideoLowɛ ɛ̃ɑ ɑ̃ɔ ɔ̃
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