Kiong language

Kiong, baki Kayon, chi ichi Upper Cross River language ojane Nigeria. Abo ku ma ki ichi okoyong eyi Kiong chi Odukpani, Akamkpa kpai Biase local government areas Cross River State ma dodo. Eko ku ma document ichi Kiong chi odo 1990s. Abo ku ma ki ichi Kiong odo 1998 chi amone ogwu nyomelu. Odo 2010 amone ki ya ki ichi kiong chi amone mejo,ojile ma che chi ogijo. abajio ma cho'gbo ki ichi Kiong ki gbalu n.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
Plosive	b	t d		k	kp
Fricative	f	s		x
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Approximant	w	r	j

• /b/ is unvoiced [p] word-finally.
• /x/ can be heard as [h~ʁ].
• /ŋ/ is labialized [ŋʷ] syllable-initially.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i iː		u uː
Mid-high	e eː		o oː
Mid-low			ɔ ɔː
Low		a aː