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Aizi, Tiagbamrin

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: ahi

Population	9,000 (1999 SIL).
Region	Southern Department, Jacqueville Subprefecture, Ebrié Lagoon banks, Tiagba, Nigui-Assoko, Nigui-Saff, Tiémié, and Attoutou B (old quarter) villages.
Language map	Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 60
Alternate names	Ahizi, Lélémrin, Tiagba
Dialects	Not intelligible with Mobumrin Aizi [ahm], even though both are Kru languages.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Aizi
Language use	Older adults also use Adioukrou [adj]. Young learn French in school.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Comments	Their name for the Aizi is ‘Prokpo’ (‘Krokpo’ in Tiagba town). ‘Tiagbamrin’ means ‘language of Tiagba’. Others speak ‘Lélémrin’. The Adioukrou say ‘Ed-eyng’ and the Alladian ‘Ezibo’ to refer to all the Aizi groups. Fishermen; fish merchants. Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AUGUSTIN, MaryAnne; BOONE, Douglas W.; SILUÉ, Lamine, authors. 1999. "L'utilisation du français et de l'adioukrou par les Aïzi."

AUGUSTIN, MaryAnne; BOONE, Douglas W.; SILUÉ, Lamine, authors. 2002. "L’Utilisation du Français et de l’Adioukrou par les Aizi."  

HOOK, Ann; MARCHESE, Lynell, authors. 1983. "Enquete dialectale en pays aïzi."