Khana (Kana), or Ogoni, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Baan spoken in southern part of Rivers State.

Phonology

The phonology of Khana is as follows:

Consonants

LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabial- velarGlottal
plainlab.
Nasalmnɲŋŋʷ
Plosivevoicelessptkk͡pʔ
voicedbdɡɡʷɡ͡b
Affricated͡ʒ
Fricativevoicelessfsh
voicedβzɣ
Trillr
Approximantljw

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Closei, ĩu, ũ
Close-mideo
Open-midɛ, ɛ̃ɔ, ɔ̃
Opena, ã