BCI ISO 639-3
Baoulé
Wawle Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- bci
- Alternate Names
- Baoule, Baule, Baule-Ando, Bawolɛ, Bawule
- Autonym
- Wawle
- Population
- 4,650,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c). Total users in all countries: 4,654,060.
- Location:
- Lacs, Lagunes, Gôh-Djiboua, Sassandra-Marahoué, Vallée du Bandama, Woroba, and Yamoussoukro regions. Widespread in the south.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern
- Dialects
- Ando. Reportedly similar to Anyin [any]. Many subgroups, but all claim to understand the standard variety.
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Abidji [abi], Attié [ati], Beng [nhb], Krobu [kxb], Ngen [gnj], Yaouré [yre].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1998.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Baoulé
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Largest ethnic group in Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Ghana
Language Name
Baoulé
User Population
4,060 in Ghana (2013 UNSD).
Map
Location: Lacs, Lagunes, Gôh-Djiboua, Sassandra-Marahoué, Vallée du Bandama, Woroba, and Yamoussoukro regions. Widespread in the south.
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