Ehueun language


Ehuẹun is an Edoid language of Ondo State, Nigeria. It is sometimes considered the same language as Ukue.

Phonology

Ehuẹun has a rather reduced system, compared to proto-Edoid, of seven vowels; these form two harmonic sets, and.
The language arguably has no phonemic nasal stops; alternate with, depending on whether the following vowel is oral or nasal. The inventory is:
BilabialLabiodentalAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarGlottal
Plosive
Fricative
Rhotic
Approximant

The two rhotics have been described as voiced and voiceless trills. However, Ladefoged found both to be approximants, with the pair being raised but not trills.