Yaouré
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A language of Côte d’Ivoire
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Yaure, Yohowré, Youré
Autonym
Yɔwlɛ
Population
40,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).
Location
Sassandra-Marahoué district: Bouaflé department, Bouaflé subprefecture, Yaouré canton, bounded south by Red Bandama, east by White Bandama river, north by Lake Kossou, west by Bouaflé.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Klan, Yaan, Taan, Yoo, Bhoo. Reportedly most similar to Guro [goa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Traditional religion.