Kouya

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kowya, Kuya, Sokya

Population

10,100 (1993 SIL).

Location

Haut-Sassandra Region, Vavoua subprefecture, Kouya canton. 12 villages.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Most similar to Gbadi Bété [btg] and Dida.

Language Use

50% also use some Guro [goa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 2002.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.