The Karon or KalɔɔnWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. language is an endangered language of

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and

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. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language. Karon is spoken in a coastal area north of the mouth of the Casamance River. A person is called ''alɔɔn'' in the language, and speakers refer to their own language as ''kägup kɔlɔɔnay''.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Advanced tongue root is marked with an acute accent /á/.

References

External links

Karon entry in the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages
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