Attié

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
ati
Alternate Names
-Atye” (pej.), Akie, Akye, Atche, Atie, Atshe
Autonym
-Atshe
User Population

642,000 (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Lacs district: southeast; Lagunes district: Adzopé, Affery, Agou, Akoupé, Alépé, Anyama, and Yakassé-Attobrou subprefectures.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Attie
Dialects

Naindin, Ketin, Bodin. Bodin dialect is the most prestigious and numerous.

Typology

Whistle speech reported.

Language Use

Also use Abé [aba]. Also use Anyin [any]. Also use Baoulé [bci]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu]. Also use Tchaman [ebr]. Used as L2 by Beti [eot], Mbato [gwa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio. Grammar. NT: 1995.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Attié
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.