The Ahlon language, Igo, is spoken in the Plateau Region of Togo. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages of the Kwa family. Variations of its official name are Achlo, Ahlõ, Ahlo, Ahlon-Bogo, Ahonlan, Anlo.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonants of the Ahlon language are located in the chart below.[2]
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Post- | Retroflex | Palatal | Labial–velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | ɖ | k͡p | ɡ͡b | k | g | |||||||||
| Affricate | t̠ʃ | d̠ʒ | ||||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | h | |||||||||||||
| Approximant | Central | j | w | |||||||||||||||
| Lateral | l | |||||||||||||||||
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Close-mid | e | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
Tones
Ahlon has 3 tones. /˦/ for high tone, /˨/ for low tone, and /˧/ for mid tone.
References
- ^ Ahlon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Phoible".
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