Ede Ica

A language of Benin

ISO 639: ica
Alternate Names: Ica, Itcha, Ìtsà
Population: 45,800 (2018).
Location:: Collines department: northwest Bante commune; Donga department; south border areas scattered.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri
Dialects: Ica, Ilodji (Ife). Lexical similarity: 83% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo [yor].
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Standard Arabic [arb]. Also use Yoruba [yor].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 40% in French [fra].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ede Ica
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Collines department: northwest Bante commune; Donga department; south border areas scattered.