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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Côte d’Ivoire > Ega

Ega

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3ega

Population  2,500 (2001 B. Connell).
Region  Southern Department, Diés Canton, Borondoukou village near Gly.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 26
Alternate names   Diés, Egwa
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Ega
Language use  More vigorous than was previously thought (2001 R. Blench). Ethnic group growing, but with some shift to Dida language due to intermarriage and other influences. Some count themselves as ethnic Dida in the census.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.