Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent
Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to
Ayere.
Distribution
According to ''
Ethnologue
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'', Ahan is spoken in:
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Ekiti state:
Ekiti East LGA,
Omuo
Omuo-Ekiti is an ancient town in the eastern part of Ekiti State in western Nigeria, and the seat of the Ekiti-East local government. Being inside Yorubaland, its population and that of Ekiti State are mainly the Yoruba It is located on the border ...
town
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Kogi state:
Ijumu LGA
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Ondo state
Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to t ...
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Akoko North West
Akoko North-West is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Okeagbe.
It has an area of 512 km2 and a population of 213,792 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 342.
Town and village ...
LGA,
Ajowa, and
Igashi towns
Phonology
The phonemic inventory of Ahan is:
Consonants
Vowels
References
Ayere–Ahan languages
Languages of Nigeria
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