Mahou

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
mxx
Alternate Names
Mahu, Maou, Mau, Mauka, Mauke, Mawu, Mawukakan
User Population

300,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Denguélé district: south of Bako; Montagnes district: northeast; Woroba district: Touba department.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding, Maninka-Mori
Dialects

Mahouka, Koroka, Tenenga, Finanga, Baralaka (Barala). Some listed dialect speakers may not be able to use Mahou literature. Barala may be dialect of Wojenaka [jod].

Language Use

Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mahou
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.