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Ikposo

Ikposo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo.

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Ikposo · 7.4°N 0.8°E

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.

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Words in Ikposo

MeaningWordRomanization
personolodi*
nameoxo*
eyeemu*
earutu*
noseiyo*
tongueidi*
handaxla*
bloodovlo*
skinivli*
kneeaduku*
breastevi*
waterivi*
fireivu*
sunovE*
starilo*
stoneEna*
mountainito*
leafugbata*
nightili*
dogukpi*
fishakpaCo*
louseoyo*
oneedigbo*
twoEfwa*
Ianidi*
youyandi*
weawidi*
dieku*
comeba*
pathkatikpo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • GunAtlantic-Congo17% alike
  • TuwuliAtlantic-Congo16% alike
  • WuduAtlantic-Congo16% alike
  • AdeleAtlantic-Congo15% alike
  • Aja (Benin)Atlantic-Congo14% alike
  • IgoAtlantic-Congo14% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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