Abiji
| Abiji | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Ivory Coast | |
| speaker | 50,500 (1993) | |
| Linguistic classification |
Niger-Congo
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
abi |
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The Abiji language (also called abiji or abidji ); ISO 639-3: abi is one of the three Kwa languages from the subgroup of Agneby languages within the group of Nyo languages spoken by the Abiji people in the Abidjan department of Ivory Coast .
Abiji is common in the Sikensi sub-prefecture (in 12 localities) and in several villages in Dabou .
Abiji has two dialects: enyembe and ogbru. In total, the language has 50,500 speakers. Most of the speakers are bilingual with Dioula , Baule , Adiukru and above all with French , the official language of the country.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ abi
- ↑ Ethnologue
- ↑ (1993 SIL)