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Bakwé

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: bjw

Population	10,300 (1993 SIL).
Region	Southern and West Central departments, Sassandra, Soubre, San Pedro prefectures.
Language map	Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 12
Dialects	Defa, Deple, Dafa, Nigagba, Nyinagbi. Most similar to Godié [god].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Eastern, Bakwe
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EGNER, Inge, author. 2003. "Applicative marking in Kru."

GNAGBE, Firmain; KLE, Perez; LEIDENFROST, Csaba Tokpa; YEPI, Babo Alexis, compilers. 2006. Bakʋɛwaklüüa ‒Pɔɔkʋ = Dictionnaire Bakwé-Français .

KLE, Perez Veyra Francisco; KOUAME, Gnagbé Firmain, compilers; YEPI, Babo Alexis, translator; LEIDENFROST, Csaba Topka, facilitator. 2008. ˈNa ˈbrea wiia ‒suku ˈn pa.

LEIDENFROST, Csaba Tokpa, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1996. Mort et Funérailles chez les Bakwés.  

LEIDENFROST, Csaba, author. 1994. Changing Economic Situation Among the Bakwe: The Bakwé economy and the role generosity has played in todayˈs economic crisis.  

Vernacular Publications

ˈA JRE DƐLƐ KÄ ‒GƲ PAMƐƐA ‒GBA BÄAˈ ˈKPAFËË?. 1997.  

ˈA jre dɛrɛ kä ‒gʋ nyɔɔ ma ˈjäaˈ, ‒bɛ ɔma mia ˈkuaa ˈbre ‒bɛ ˈɔnyɩ jia?. 2002.  

ˈA jre ˈsɩrɩ ‒Tigbio nʋaˈ ‒Gbrea ‒gëjidɛɛ?. 2002.  

Ana ˈBrea ˈNänä No 1 (Nyragbi). 2002.  

ANA ˈBREA ˈNÄNÄ No 1. 1997.  

Ana ˈBrea ˈNänä No 2 (Nyragbi). 2002.  

ANA ˈBREA ˈNÄNÄ No 2. 1997.  

Ana ʼbrea wiia -gälɩ cɛtrɛpɔkʋ (Presyllabaire Bakwé) trial ed.. 2000.

ˈBƖƆJINYƆƆ ˈDOO ‒BƐ ‒GBOKUIINYƲKLƆ. 1997.  

Dɛplɛɛ kä ‒gʋ nyɔɔ ˈnyɩ ‒nyɩ kaklanyɔɔ ˈkamadɛɛ?. 2002.  

‒GABƖƆA ˈJÜ. 1997.  

‒GÄLƐ ‒BƐ ˈNƖGBÄLƐ. 1997.  

‒Gbenigbe nyra ‒Tigbio. 2002.  

‒Jää dɛrɛ kä ‒gʋ ‒tʋgbasie ma ˈnuaˈ dɛɛa wii ˈwli, ‒bɛ ˈü fɔaˈ. 2002.  

ˈJagaa ‒Wlajʋ ‒Tere. 2002.  

ˈJÜPLÖA DƐRƖ BÄ ˈPIFA TAGBÖA DƐRƖ BÄ ˈPIFA. 1997.  

ˈSɩrɩ ˈü ‒futoaˈ ˈmlɩsisikʋ. 1999.  

‒Tigbio nyra fati. 2002.  

‒Tigbio nyra ‒Pɔnʋ. 2002.  

‒TIGBIO, ‒GLEEBUBU ‒BƐ ‒GBOKUEJI. 1997.

ˈTITIKƲ BÄ ‒GBƲƲ. 1997.  

‒WLAJÜ MLƆƆ. 1997.