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Gur language of Ivory Coast

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Lorhon
Téén
Region	Ivory Coast, Burkina
Ethnicity	Ténbó
Native speakers	(8,000 cited 1991–1999)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur? Kulango–Lorhon Lorhon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`lor`
Glottolog	`teen1242`

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Person	Ténsé
People	Ténbó
Language	Téén

Lorhon, or Teen, is a Gur language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Burkina Faso.

As with Doghose, there are spelling variants to accommodate the sound [ɣ]: Loghon, Lorhon, Loron. Other names are Nabe, Tegesie, Ténhé, and Tuni.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labial- velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k	k͡p
	phar.	pˤ
	voiced	b	d	ɟ	g	g͡b
Trill			r
Nasal		m	n	ɲ		ŋ͡m
Fricative	voiceless	f	s		x		h
Fricative	voiced	v	z
Approximant	plain		l	j		w
Approximant	phar.		lˤ	jˤ		wˤ

Vowels

Vowels
	Front	Back
	Front	unrounded	rounded
Close	i		u
Near-close	ɪ		ʊ
Mid	e		o
Near-open	ɛ	ʌ	ɔ
Open	a

Notes

Lorhon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Chanard & Hartell 2019.

References

Chanard, Christian; Hartell, Rhonda L. (2019). Moran, Steven; McCloy, Daniel (eds.). "Téén sound inventory". PHOIBLE. 2.0. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

Gur languages

Central Gur

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Berba Mbelime Tammari Waama
Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusasi Mamprusi Mooré Nabit Notre Safaliba Talni Wali
Gurma	Gourmanché Konkomba Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham
Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Gurunsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem
Northern	Kalamsé Kasena Lyélé Nuni Pana
Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tamprusi Vagla Winye

Others

Senufo

Northern	Minyanka Nanerigé Sucite Supyire
Central	Cebaara Kar Nyarafolo Kpalaga Senara Syer-Tenyer
Southern	Djimini Nafanan Tagwana

Kulango

Wara–Natyoro

Others

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