Lorhon language

Lorhon
Téén
Region Ivory Coast, Burkina
Ethnicity Ténbó
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1991–1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lor
Glottolog teen1242[2]
Person Ténsé
People Ténbó
Language Téén

Lorhon, or Teen, is a Niger–Congo 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.

References

  1. Lorhon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Téén". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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