Nzema

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Western region: Jomoro district.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Language NameNzema

User Population

113,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Comoé district: Aboisso department, Tiapoum subprefecture, southeast coast; Abidjan.

Alternate Names

Appolo, Nzima

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Beti [eot].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Other Comments

Christian.