Ivbiosakon language


Ivbiosakon, or Aoma, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria. The dialect names Ora and Emai are also used for the language.

Phonology

Aoma has a rather reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of seven vowels; these form two harmonic sets, and.
It has only one clearly phonemic nasal stop, ; alternates with, depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. The inventory is:
LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarGlottal
Nasal
Plosive
Fricative
Trill
Approximant