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Agoi language

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Agoi
Ibami
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ibm
Glottologagoi1246

Agoi, Robambami, or Ibami, is an Upper Cross River language spoken in Cross River State of Nigeria.

Phonology

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Yul-Ifode lists the following vowel phonemes:

Agoi vowels[2]
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i i: u u:
Close-mid e e: ɪ ʊ o o:
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔ:
Open a a:

However, she notes that the use of phonemes /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ is in decline, as they are often in free variation with /i/ and /u/.

References

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  1. Agoi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Yul-Ifode, Shirley. 2003. Vowel harmony and vowel merger in Agoi. Studies in African linguistics 32. 1–16.