Baoulé

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
bci
Alternate Names
Baoule, Baule, Baule-Ando, Bawolɛ, Bawule
Autonym
Wawle
User Population

4,650,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c). Total users in all countries: 4,654,060.

Location

Lacs, Lagunes, Gôh-Djiboua, Sassandra-Marahoué, Vallée du Bandama, Woroba, and Yamoussoukro regions. Widespread in the south.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern
Dialects

Ando. Reportedly similar to Anyin [any]. Many subgroups, but all claim to understand the standard variety.

Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Abidji [abi], Attié [ati], Beng [nhb], Krobu [kxb], Ngen [gnj], Yaouré [yre].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1998.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Baoulé
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Largest ethnic group in Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion, Christian.

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