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Aizi, Aproumu

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: ahp

Population  6,500 (1999 SIL).
Region  Southern Department, Jacqueville Subprefecture, Ebrié Lagoon banks, Attoutou A (new quarter), Attoutou B, Tefredji, Koko, Bapo (Allaba B, Taboth) villages; Dabou Subprefecture, Allaba village.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 9
Alternate names   Ahizi, Aprou, Aproumu, Aprwe, Oprou
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Aizi
Language use  Young people learn French in school.
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Comments  They call Lélémrin (Tiagbamrin) ‘Chicalé’ and Mobumrin ‘Amaboué’. ‘Akabu’, ‘Opro’, ‘Saptomrin’, and ‘Tchavamrin’ are names used in different Mobu and Lélé villages to refer to Apro. The Adioukrou say ‘Ed-eyng’ and 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."  Available online