Khana (Kana), or Ogoni, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Baan spoken in southern part of Rivers State.

Phonology

The phonology of Khana is as follows:[2]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-
velar 		Glottal
plain lab.
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
Plosive voiceless p t k kʷ k͡p ʔ
voiced b d ɡ ɡʷ ɡ͡b
Affricate d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s h
voiced β z ɣ
Trill r
Approximant l j w

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i, ĩ u, ũ
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ, ɛ̃ ɔ, ɔ̃
Open a, ã

References

  1. ^ Khana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Joshua, Samuel Fubara (2017). Aspects of Phonological Variations in Kana. ASUU Journal of Humanities: A Journal of Research and Development, Vol 4, No. 2; December 2017: University of Port Harcourt. pp. 179–192.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khana_language
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