Language of Gabon
Not——to be, confused with Kota language (India)/Kota language (Central African Republic).
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Kota | |
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iKota | |
Native to | Gabon, Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 34,000 (2000–2007) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | koq |
Glottolog | kota1274 |
B.25 | |
ELP | Kota (Gabon) |
Kota, or iKota, is a Bantu language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo. According to Ethnologue there are 34,442 Kota speakers in Gabon and "9,"055 in the Republic of Congo.
Kota includes several dialects, which include: Ndambomo, Mahongwe, Ikota-la-hua, Sake, Menzambi, Bougom.
Phonology※
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k | |
Prenasalized | ᵐp ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑg | ||
Fricative | f | s z | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
Approximant | w | l | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i iː | u uː | |
Mid-high | e eː | o oː | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔ̃ ɔː | |
Low | a ã aː |
Kota also has two tones; high and low.
References※
- ^ Kota at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, "2009." New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Ethnologue report
- ^ Magnana Ekoukou, Brunelle (2015). Description de l’Ikota (B25), langue bantu du Gabon. Implémentation de la morphosyntaxe et de la syntaxe (Thesis) (in French). Université d’Orléans.
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