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Abure
Native to	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	93,000 (2017)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano West Abure
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`abu`
Glottolog	`abur1243`
Abure
Coordinates: 5°13′0″N 3°38′0″W / 5.21667°N 3.63333°W / 5.21667; -3.63333

Abure (Aboulé), also known as Abonwa or Akaplass, is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) spoken near Abidjan in Ivory Coast.

Phonology

Abure consonants^[2]
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	c ɟ	k	kp gb
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricative	f v	s				h
Approximant			j
Lateral		l			w

There are four tones: high, low, rising, and falling.

^ Abure at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ^a ^b Burmeister, Jonathan L. (1983). L'Abouré. In Hérault, Georges (ed.), Atlas des langues kwa de Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan & Paris: Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA); Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT). pp. 67–81.

Official language

Indigenous
languages

Kru	Aizi Bakwé Bété Dida Glio-Ubi Godié Guéré Konobo Kuya Kwadia Mobu Nyabwa Neyo Siamou Tiagba Wané Wobé
Kwa	Abé Abidji Abure Adjukru Alladian Anyin Apro Attié Avikam Baoulé Ebrié Eotile Esuma Krobu Mbato Morofo Nzema
Mande	Bambara Dan Dyula Guro Maninka Soninke
Senufo	Cebaara Djimini Kar Palaka Sénoufo Tagwana
Gur	Cerma Lobi Mooré
Other	Hausa Lomakka Bouakako Sign Language
Immigrant languages	English French Spanish German Italian Hindi Arabic Chinese Portuguese Japanese Russian

Central Tano	Ahanta Akan Asante Akuapem Fante Bono Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira–Pepesa Morofo Nzema Sefwi Wasa
Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo
Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato

Na-Togo	Adele Basila Lelemi Likpe Logba Santrokofi Siwu
Ka-Togo	Ahlon Akebu Animere Avatime Bowili Kposo Nyangbo-Tafi

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