Bakwé
PrintA language of Côte d’Ivoire
ISO 639-3
Population
10,300 (1993 SIL).
Location
Bas-Sassandra Region, Sassandra, Soubre, and San Pedro prefectures.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Dafa, Defa, Deple, Nigagba, Nyinagbi. Most similar to Godié [god].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.