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Kota language (Gabon)

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Kota
iKota
Native toGabon, Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
34,000 (2000–2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3koq
Glottologkota1274
B.25[2]
ELPKota (Gabon)

Kota, or iKota, is a Bantu language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo. According to Ethnologue there are 34,442 Kota speakers in Gabon and 9,055 in the Republic of Congo.[3]

Kota includes several dialects, which include: Ndambomo, Mahongwe, Ikota-la-hua, Sake, Menzambi, Bougom.

Phonology

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Consonants[4]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k
Prenasalized ᵐp ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Fricative f s z h
Nasal m n ɲ
Approximant w l j
Vowels[4]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔ̃ ɔː
Low a ã

Kota also has two tones;[4] high and low.

References

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  1. ^ Kota at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Ethnologue report
  4. ^ a b c Magnana Ekoukou, Brunelle (2015). Description de l’Ikota (B25), langue bantu du Gabon. Implémentation de la morphosyntaxe et de la syntaxe (Thesis) (in French). Université d’Orléans.