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Kposo
Ikpɔsɔ
Native to	Togo, Ghana
Region	Volta Region
Ethnicity	Kposo
Native speakers	160,000 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Ka-Togo Kposo–Ahlo Kposo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kpo`
Glottolog	`ikpo1238`

Kposo
People	Akpɔsɔ
Language	Ikpɔsɔ

Kposo language, or Ikposo (Ikpɔsɔ), is the language of the Akposso people, mainly in the Plateau Region of Togo, west of Atakpamé, but also into eastern Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages, but does not have the system of noun classes that is characteristic of other languages in the group.^[2]

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡ʃ	k	k͡p
Plosive/ Affricate	voiced	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ	ɡ͡b
Fricative	voiceless	f	s				h
Fricative	voiced	v	z		(ɣ)
Approximant		ɥ		j	ɰ	w
Lateral			l
Trill			r

/ɰ/ may also be heard as a fricative [ɣ] sound in free variation.^[3]

Vowels

	Front		Central		Back
	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR	+ATR	-ATR
High	i	ɪ			u	ʊ
Non-high	e	ɛ	ə	a	o	ɔ

References

^ Kposo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ M.E.Kropp Dakubu, The Languages of Ghana, Kegan Paul International, 1988.
^ Soubrier, Aude (2013). L'Ikposso Uwi: Phonologie, Grammaire, Textes, Lexique. Lyon: Université.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

Languages of Ghana

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Creole languages

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Government-sponsored

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Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mooré Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe
Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bono Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu Wasa
Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon
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Gbe	Aguna Aja Phla Waci Wudu
Gur	Bago-Kusuntu Delo Kabye Lama Losso Lukpa Moba Mooré Ngangam Ntcham Tammari Tem
Kwa	Adele Agotime Ahlon Anii Chakosi Kebu Kposo
Yoruboid	Ede Ifè Yoruba
Other	Hausa

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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

Ghana–Togo

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

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Ga
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Abé
Abidji
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