The Nyabwa (Niaboua, Niédéboua, Nyaboa, Nyabwa-Nyédébwa, Nyedebwa or Nyaboa)
language
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is a
Kru language spoken in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is part of the
Wee dialect continuum
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.
Writing system
Nasalisation is indicated by a tilde on the vowel. Tones are indicated by following signs:
Very high tone is indicated by a double apostrophe ‹ ˮ › ;
High tone is indicated by an apostrophe ‹ ʼ › ;
Mid-tone is indicated by no diacritic;
Low tone is indicated by a hyphen ‹ ˗ ›.
References
Wee languages
Languages of Ivory Coast
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