Aizi, Aproumu

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
ahp
Alternate Names
Ahizi, Apro, Aproin, Aprou, Aproumu, Aprwe, Oprou
User Population

6,500 (1999 SIL).

Location

Lagunes district: Dabou subprefecture, Allaba village; Jacqueville subprefecture, Attoutou A, Attoutou B, Bapo (Allaba B, Taboth), Koko, and Tefredji villages on Ebrié lagoon banks.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Aizi
Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to French [fra], learned by young people in school.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aizi, Aproumu
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Ethnonym: Chicalé for Lélémrin (Tiagbamrin); Amaboué for Mobumrin; Akabu, Opro, Saptomrin, and Tchavamrin used in different Mobu and Lélé villages to refer to Apro; Ed-eyng by Adioukrou, Ezibo by Alladian to refer to all the Aizi groups. Christian.