Acheron language


Acheron is a language in the Talodi family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan.
Acheron derives from the Arabic word which means "innocent people", it was later "indigenised as " and turned into. The autoethonym in Acheron is for the people and for the language.
The number of active speakers is estimated to be 9,800. This number includes the community members and "diaspora speakers" in other Sudanese towns and abroad.

Phonology

Consonants

Norton calls and "stiff cord" segments, saying they are always voiceless, with other short plosives and fricatives varying in voicing.

Vowels

Norton posited 10 vowels: 5 Advanced and retracted tongue root| /,,, / and 5 Advanced and retracted tongue root| /,,,, /. However, Norton has 8 vowels: Advanced and retracted tongue root| /,,,,, / and Advanced and retracted tongue root| / /.