Abé language
Kwa language of Ivory Coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abé (also spelled Abbé, Abbey, Abi) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.
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Region | Ivory Coast |
Ethnicity | Abbé |
Native speakers | 300,000 (2017)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | aba |
Glottolog | abee1242 |
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The dialects of Abé are Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, and Kos.
In 1995 there were estimated to be 170,000 speakers, primarily in the Department of Agboville.