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A language of
Ghana
Location
Brong-Ahafo region: Numasa east of Sampa.
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Côte d’Ivoire
Language Name
Ligbi
User Population
4,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Vanderaa 1991).
Location
Zanzan district: Bouna department, Bineto village; Woroba district: Slil town near Boundoukou.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Language Use
In other countries, blacksmiths speaking Manding languages are also called Noumou, but in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the Noumou speak Ligbi. Also use French [fra].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Numu (Noumou, Numun) is the name of a caste of blacksmiths; not a separate language. Traditional religion, Muslim.
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