ABA ISO 639-3
Abé
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- aba
- Alternate Names
- Abbey, Abbé, Abi
- Population
- 268,000 (Leclerc 2017c).
- Location:
- Lacs district: Bongouanou subprefecture; Lagunes district: Agboville subprefecture (except Krobou canton), Tiassale subprefecture, Abbe canton, 70 villages.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Agneby
- Dialects
- Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, Kos (Khos).
- Typology
- SVO; postpositions; tonal.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Attié [ati], Krobu [kxb].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1967–1980.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Abé
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Lacs district: Bongouanou subprefecture; Lagunes district: Agboville subprefecture (except Krobou canton), Tiassale subprefecture, Abbe canton, 70 villages.
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