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- Language Family: Other Benue-Congo
- Topic #1: Nasals
- Topic #2: Vowels
Nasal vowels in Ika Igbo
Nasality distinguishes the Ika dialect from other Igbo dialects. This dialect has a high degree of nasality. This paper shows that, in addition to nasal consonants and nasalized consonants, Ika has eight nasal vowels. The existence of nasal vowels (established from the existence of minimal pairs constituted by these sounds) in this dialect makes it stand out among other Igbo dialects which only have nasal consonants and nasalized consonants. Furthermore, this study reveals that nasalization is systemic in Ika and is highly unpredictable. Therefore, these nasal vowels are not allophones of their oral counterparts but rather have phonemic status.
La nasalité distingue le dialecte Ika des autres dialectes Igbo en ce sens que ce dialecte a un haut degré de nasalité. Cet article montre qu’en plus des consonnes nasales et des consonnes nasalisées, le dialecte ika a huit voyelles nasales. L’existence des voyelles nasales (établies sur la base des paires minimales) dans ce dialecte aide à le traiter différemment des autres dialectes igbo qui n’ont que des consonnes nasales et des consonnes nasalisées. En outre, cet article démontre que la nasalisation fait partie du système de cette langue et est imprévisible. C’est pourquoi les voyelles nasales ne sont pas traitées comme des allophones des voyelles orales; elles jouissent bel et bien d’un statut phonologique.