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

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Orthography

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

Notes

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

References

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

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