Abidji

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Abiji

Population

50,500 (1993 SIL).

Location

Lagunes Region, Abidjan, Sikensi subprefecture (12 villages); Dabou subprefecture, a few villages.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Enyembe, Ogbru.

Typology

Nasalization on syllable; tonal

Language Use

Also use French [fra], Jula [dyu], Baoulé [bci], or Adioukrou [adj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 2001.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Christian.