Cherepon (Chiripon, Chiripong, Kyiripong), also known as Okere or Ɔkere, is a Guang language spoken by 111,000 in Ghana.

Kyiripong
Native toGhana
Native speakers
110,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cpn
Glottologcher1271

Phonology

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Consonants

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Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-
velar
Plosive voiceless p t k k͡p
voiced b d g g͡b
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡ʒ
Fricative f s
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Trill r
Approximant w l j

Vowels

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Oral vowels[3]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Near-open æ
Open a
Nasal vowels[3]
Front Central Back
Close ĩ ũ
Near-close ɪ̃ ʊ̃
Open-mid ɛ̃ ɔ̃
Open ã

Orthography

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/i, ɪ/ are represented by ⟨i⟩, /ʊ, o/ are represented by ⟨o⟩, and /æ̯, a/ are represented by ⟨a⟩.[3] /n, ɲ, ŋ/ are represented by ⟨n⟩, and /t͡ʃ/ is represnted by ⟨ky⟩, e.g., akyibi 'child'.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Kyiripong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Oppong 2019, p. 10.
  3. ^ a b c Oppong 2019, p. 9.

References

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  • Oppong, Okrah (2019). The noun phrase in Ɔkere (MA thesis). University of Ghana.