WEC ISO 639-3
Wè Western
Wèè Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- wec
- Alternate Names
- Gere, Guéré, Neyo
- Autonym
- Wèè
- Population
- 25,200 (1998 SIL). 20,000 Kaoro (1995 SIL).
- Location:
- Montagnes district: Toulépleu subprefecture.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Wee, Guere-Krahn
- Dialects
- Nidrou (Nidru), Kaoro (Kaawlu, Kaowlu).
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1991.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wè Western
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Ethnic autonym: Wèè. Neyo [wec] is distinct from Neyo [ney], another Kru language. Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Montagnes district: Toulépleu subprefecture.
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