Français ivoirien

French (Ivorian)

Romance

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fr_ci (Ivorian French) is not currently implemented as a separate entry in the langmap codebase. The project contains a pan-African `fr_af` (African French) aggregate anchored to neutral West African educated French. Ivorian-specific features (Nouchi street register, regional phonology adaptations) are deliberately excluded from the base fr_af dataset. Ivorian French differs from metropolitan French in: (1) contact features from local languages (especially Akan/Twi, Mandinka, Kru languages); (2) Nouchi vocabulary and code-mixing in urban registers; (3) slightly reduced schwa in unstressed syll

Where it is spoken

20 core words in French (Ivorian)

Water

eau

/o/

Fire

feu

/fø/

Sun

soleil

/sɔlɛj/

Moon

lune

/lyn/

Mother

mère

/mɛʁ/

Father

père

/pɛʁ/

Eat

manger

/mɑ̃ʒe/

Drink

boire

/bwaʁ/

Love

amour

/amuʁ/

Heart

cœur

/kœʁ/

Tree

arbre

/aʁbʁ/

House

maison

/mɛzɔ̃/

Dog

chien

/ʃjɛ̃/

Cat

chat

/ʃa/

Hand

main

/mɛ̃/

Eye

œil

/œj/

Hello

bonjour

/bɔ̃ʒuʁ/

Thank you

merci

/mɛʁsi/

One

un

/œ̃/

Good

bon

/bɔ̃/

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning French (Ivorian)French (Senegalese)French (Haitian)FrenchFrench (African)French (Belgian)French (Swiss)
Water eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/
Fire feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/
Sun soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/
Moon lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/
Mother mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/ mère /mɛʁ/
Father père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/ père /pɛʁ/
Eat manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ manger /mɑ̃ʒe/
Drink boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/ boire /bwaʁ/
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