Wè Southern

A language of CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire

ISO 639: gxx
Alternate Names: Central Guéré, Gere, Guéré, Wèè
Population: 422,000 (Leclerc 2017c).
Location:: Bas-Sassandra district: Lake Buyo area; Montagnes district: Bangolo, Duékoué, Guiglo, and Tai subprefectures.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Wee, Guere-Krahn
Dialects: Zibiao, Zagne, Zagna, Beu (Zarabaon), Zaa (Zaha), Niao (Neabo, Neao, Niabo), Gboo (Gbobo), Fleo, Nyeo. Southern Wè has 7 more consonants than Northern Wè [wob].
Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Daho-Doo [das], Nyabwa [nwb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–40%. Radio. TV. NT: 1982–2020.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Wè Southern
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Consider Wè one language with many dialects. They are one ethnic group, together with Krahn in Liberia. Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Bas-Sassandra district: Lake Buyo area; Montagnes district: Bangolo, Duékoué, Guiglo, and Tai subprefectures.