Ethnologue

Attié

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

-Atye” (pej.), Akie, Akye, Atche, Atie, Atshe

Autonym

-Atshe

Population

621,000 (2016).

Location

Lacs district: southeast; Lagunes district: Adzopé, Affery, Agou, Akoupé, Alépé, Anyama, and Yakassé-Attobrou subprefectures.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Naindin, Ketin, Bodin. Bodin dialect is the most prestigious and numerous.

Typology

Whistle speech reported.

Language Use

Also use Abé [aba], Anyin [any], Baoulé [bci], Ebrié [ebr], French [fra], Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Beti [eot], Mbato [gwa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio. NT: 1995.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.