Waama language

Waama
Waama
Yoabu
Native to	Benin
Native speakers	(50,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Eastern (Somba) Waama; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wwa
Glottolog	waam1244

Waama, or Yoabu, is a Gur language of Benin.

Phonology

Waama consonants^[2]
	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
Plosive	p b		t d	c	k
Nasal	m		n
Fricative		f	s
Approximant				j		w

Waama distinguishes between short and long versions of all vowels. /i/, /ɛ/, and /ɔ/ also distinguish nasality.

There are two tones: low and high.^[2]

↑ Waama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
1 2 3 Chanard, Charles (2006). "Systèmes Alphabétiques Des Langues Africaines". Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

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