Abé

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
aba
Alternate Names
Abbé, Abbey, Abi
Population

170,000 (1995 SIL).

Location

Lagunes Region, Agboville subprefecture (except Krobou canton); Tiassale subprefecture, Abbe canton. 70 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Agneby
Dialects

Abbey-Ve, Kos (Khos), Morie, Tioffo.

Typology

SVO; postpositions; tonal

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1967–1980.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Abé
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion, Muslim.