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Lorhon language

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Region
  
Ivory Coast, Burkina

ISO 639-3
  
lor

Ethnicity
  
Ténbó

Glottolog
  
teen1242

Native speakers
  
(8,000 cited 1991–1999)

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kulango–Lorhon Lorhon

Lorhon, or Teen, is a Niger–Congo language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Burkina Faso.

As with Doghose, there are spelling variants to accommodate the sound [ɣ]: Loghon, Lorhon, Loron. Other names are Nabe, Tegesie, Ténhé, and Tuni.

References

Lorhon language Wikipedia