Agoi, Robambami, or Ibami, is an Upper Cross River language spoken in Cross River State of Nigeria.
Phonology
Yul-Ifode lists the following vowel phonemes:
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i i: | u u: | |||
| Close-mid | e e: | ɪ | ʊ | o o: | |
| Mid | ə | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔ: | |||
| Open | a a: |
However, she notes that the use of phonemes /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ is in decline, as they are often in free variation with /i/ and /u/.
References
- ^ Agoi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Yul-Ifode, Shirley. 2003. Vowel harmony and vowel merger in Agoi. Studies in African linguistics 32. 1–16.