BJW ISO 639-3
Bakwé
Bakʋɛwii Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- bjw
- Autonym
- Bakʋɛwii
- Population
- 10,300 (1993 SIL).
- Location:
- Bas-Sassandra district: San Pedro, Sassandra, and Soubre prefectures.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Eastern, Bakwe
- Dialects
- Defa, Deple, Dafa, Nigagba, Nyinagbi. Reportedly most similar to Godié [god].
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Wané [hwa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. NT: 2019.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bakwé
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Bas-Sassandra district: San Pedro, Sassandra, and Soubre prefectures.
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