Côte d’Ivoire

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[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2000, Constitution, Article 29). 17,500 in Côte d’Ivoire (1988 census).

3 (Wider communication)

Bambara

[bam] 3 (Wider communication). 5,500 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Jula

[dyu] 3 (Wider communication). 1,500,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin). 7,000,000–12,000,000 L2 speakers (2012 V. Vydrin).

N’ko

[nqo] 3 (Wider communication). No known L1 speakers in Côte d’Ivoire.

5 (Developing)

Abé

[aba] 5 (Developing). 170,000 (1995 SIL).

Abidji

[abi] 5 (Developing). 50,500 (1993 SIL).

Adioukrou

[adj] 5 (Developing). 100,000 (1999 SIL).

Alladian

[ald] 5 (Developing). 23,000 (1993 SIL).

Anyin

[any] 5 (Developing). 610,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL). Population total all countries: 860,000.

Attié

[ati] 5 (Developing). 381,000 (1993 SIL).

Avikam

[avi] 5 (Developing). 21,000 (1993 SIL).

Baoulé

[bci] 5 (Developing). 2,130,000 (1993 SIL).

Bété, Daloa

[bev] 5 (Developing). 130,000 (1993 SIL).

Bété, Guiberoua

[bet] 5 (Developing). 130,000 (1993 SIL).

Birifor, Southern

[biv] 5 (Developing). 4,310 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Cerma

[cme] 5 (Developing). 1,700 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991).

Dan

[dnj] 5 (Developing). 1,300,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin). 650,000 in Eastern Dan, 650,000 in western Dan. Population total all countries: 1,610,800.

Deg

[mzw] 5 (Developing). 1,100 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991).

Dida, Yocoboué

[gud] 5 (Developing). 102,000 (1993 SIL). 7,100 Guitry, 94,500 Divo.

Ebrié

[ebr] 5 (Developing). 75,900 (1988 census).

Gban

[ggu] 5 (Developing). 60,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Godié

[god] 5 (Developing). 26,400 (1993 SIL).

Guro

[goa] 5 (Developing). 500,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Kouya

[kyf] 5 (Developing). 10,100 (1993 SIL).

Krahn, Western

[krw] 5 (Developing). 12,200 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Krumen, Tepo

[ted] 5 (Developing). 28,300 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL). All Krumen: 48,300 (1993 SIL). Population total all countries: 31,210.

Kulango, Bondoukou

[kzc] 5 (Developing). 77,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL). Population total all countries: 104,000.

Lobi

[lob] 5 (Developing). 156,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Mwan

[moa] 5 (Developing). 20,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Nyabwa

[nwb] 5 (Developing). 42,700 (1993 SIL). 32,500 Nyabwa, 7,700 Nyedebwa, 2,500 Kouzié.

Nzema

[nzi] 5 (Developing). 66,700 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Sénoufo, Cebaara

[sef] 5 (Developing). 862,000 (1993 SIL).

Sénoufo, Djimini

[dyi] 5 (Developing). 95,500 (1993 SIL).

Sénoufo, Tagwana

[tgw] 5 (Developing). 138,000 (1993 SIL).

Téén

[lor] 5 (Developing). 6,100 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991). Population total all countries: 8,100.

Toura

[neb] 5 (Developing). 50,000 (2005 V. Vydrin).

Wè Northern

[wob] 5 (Developing). 156,000 (1993 SIL).

Wè Southern

[gxx] 5 (Developing). 293,000 (1999 SIL). 20,000 Niao (1995 SIL).

Wè Western

[wec] 5 (Developing). 25,200 (1998 SIL). 20,000 Kaoro (1995 SIL).

Yaouré

[yre] 5 (Developing). 40,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

6a (Vigorous)

Abron

[abr] 6a (Vigorous). 132,700 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Abure

[abu] 6a (Vigorous). 55,100 (1993 SIL).

Aizi, Aproumu

[ahp] 6a (Vigorous). 6,500 (1999 SIL).

Aizi, Mobumrin

[ahm] 6a (Vigorous). 2,000 (1999 SIL).

Aizi, Tiagbamrin

[ahi] 6a (Vigorous). 9,000 (1999 SIL).

Anyin Morofo

[mtb] 6a (Vigorous). 300,000 (2002 SIL).

Bakwé

[bjw] 6a (Vigorous). 10,300 (1993 SIL).

Beng

[nhb] 6a (Vigorous). 17,000 (1993 SIL).

Bété, Gagnoa

[btg] 6a (Vigorous). 150,000 (1989 SIL).

Daho-Doo

[das] 6a (Vigorous). 4,000 (1996 SIL).

Dida, Lakota

[dic] 6a (Vigorous). 93,800 (1993 SIL). All Dida: 195,000 (1993 SIL).

Ega

[ega] 6a (Vigorous). 2,500 (2001 B. Connell).

Glio-Oubi

[oub] 6a (Vigorous). 2,500 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991).

Grebo, Southern

[grj] 6a (Vigorous).

Khisa

[kqm] 6a (Vigorous). 5,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 8,000.

Kla-Dan

[lda] 6a (Vigorous). 25,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2001 V. Vydrin).

Koro

[kfo] 6a (Vigorous). 40,000 (1999 SIL).

Koyaga

[kga] 6a (Vigorous). 60,000 (1999 SIL).

Krahn, Eastern

[kqo] 6a (Vigorous). 10,600 in Côte d’Ivoire.

Krobu

[kxb] 6a (Vigorous). 9,920 (1993 SIL).

Krumen, Pye

[pye] 6a (Vigorous). 20,000 (1993 SIL). All Krumen: 48,300 (1993 SIL).

Kulango, Bouna

[nku] 6a (Vigorous). 14,400 in Côte d’Ivoire (1998). Population total all countries: 29,900.

Ligbi

[lig] 6a (Vigorous). 4,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Vanderaa 1991).

Loma

[loi] 6a (Vigorous). 8,010 (2000).

Mahou

[mxx] 6a (Vigorous). 300,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Mbato

[gwa] 6a (Vigorous). 25,000 (1993 SIL).

Neyo

[ney] 6a (Vigorous). 9,200 (1993 SIL).

Sénoufo, Nyarafolo

[sev] 6a (Vigorous). 60,000 (2009 L. Boese).

Sénoufo, Palaka

[plr] 6a (Vigorous). 8,000 (1995 SIL).

Sénoufo, Shempire

[seb] 6a (Vigorous). 100,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (1996). Population total all countries: 114,800.

Wan

[wan] 6a (Vigorous). 22,000 (1993 UBS).

Wané

[hwa] 6a (Vigorous). 2,100 (1993 SIL).

Wojenaka

[jod] 6a (Vigorous). 120,000 (1999 SIL). 15,000 Wasulu.

Worodougou

[jud] 6a (Vigorous). 80,000 (1999 SIL).

6b (Threatened)

Kodia

[kwp] 6b (Threatened). 840 (1993 SIL).

Krumen, Plapo

[ktj] 6b (Threatened). 100 (2004).

Mbre

[mka] 6b (Threatened). 200 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 700.

7 (Shifting)

Jeri Kuo

[jek] 7 (Shifting). 1,500 (1990 R. Kastenholz). Ethnic population: 20,000 (1990 R. Kastenholz).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Beti

[eot] 8b (Nearly extinct). 200 (Blench, Spriggs, and Connell 1999). Ethnic population: 3,180 (1988 census).

10 (Extinct)

Tonjon

[tjn] 10 (Extinct). No remaining speakers.

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