Dida, Yocoboué

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
gud
Alternate Names
Dida de Yocoboué
Autonym
Dída
User Population

102,000 (1993 SIL). 7,100 Guitry, 94,500 Divo. All Dida: 336,000 (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Gôh-Djiboua district: Guitry subprefecture, Guitry town area; Lagunes district: Tagbo Lagoon.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Eastern, Dida
Dialects

Lozoua (Gakpa, Goudou, Guitry, Kagoué, Yocoboue, Yokouboué), Divo. Lakota Dida [dic] marginally intelligible with Yocoboué Dida. Guitry is prestigious.

Language Use

Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. TV. Grammar. NT: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dida, Yocoboué
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

More survey needed in Dida area. Christian, Muslim.