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

Mbato

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3gwa

Population  25,000 (1993 SIL).
Region  Southern Department, Petit Alépé Subprefecture.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 44
Alternate names   Goaa, Gwa, M’bato, Mbatto, Mgbato, N-Batto, Ogwia, Potu
Dialects  Related to Ebrii [ebr].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Potou
Language use  Some bilingualism with Attié [ati] or Anyin [any].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Comments  Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.