Wè Western

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
wec
Alternate Names
Gere, Guéré, Neyo
Autonym
Wèè
User Population

25,200 (1998 SIL). 20,000 Kaoro (1995 SIL).

Location

Montagnes district: Toulépleu subprefecture.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Wee, Guere-Krahn
Dialects

Nidrou (Nidru), Kaoro (Kaawlu, Kaowlu).

Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1991.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wè Western
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Wèè. Neyo [wec] is distinct from Neyo [ney], another Kru language. Christian, traditional religion.