Abé
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
| Population | 170,000 (1995 SIL). |
| Region | Southern Department, Agboville Subprefecture (except Krobou Canton); Tiassale Subprefecture, Abbe Canton. 70 villages. |
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Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 1 |
| Alternate names | Abbé, Abbey, Abi |
| Dialects | Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, Kos (Khos). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Agneby |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1967–1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO; postpositions; tonal. Agriculturalists: manioc, yams, plantains, tomatoes, hot peppers; cash crops: cocoa, coffee, palm oil; some professionals. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. |
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