Volta–Niger language of Nigeria
Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.
Distribution
According to Ethnologue, Ahan is spoken in:
Phonology
The phonemic inventory of Ahan is:[2][3]
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Dental-
Alveolar
|
Palato-
alveolar
|
Velar
|
Labio-
velar
|
Glottal
|
| Nasal
|
m
|
n
|
ɲ
|
ŋ
|
|
|
| Stops
|
b
|
t d
|
|
k g
|
kp gb
|
|
| Affricate
|
|
ts
|
tʃ dʒ
|
|
|
|
| Fricative
|
f
|
θ s
|
|
|
|
h
|
| Lateral Approx.
|
|
l
|
|
|
|
|
| Central Approx.
|
|
r
|
j
|
|
w
|
|
Vowels
|
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
| High
|
i ĩ
|
|
u ũ
|
| Mid
|
e
|
|
o
|
| Low
|
ɛ ɛ̃
|
ɑ ɑ̃
|
ɔ ɔ̃
|
References
