Yaouré

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
yre
Alternate Names
Yaure, Yohowré, Youré
Autonym
Yɔwlɛ
User Population

40,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Sassandra-Marahoué district: Bouaflé department, Bouaflé subprefecture, Yaouré canton, bounded south by Red Bandama, east by White Bandama river, north by Lake Kossou, west by Bouaflé.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Southeastern, Guro-Tura, Guro-Yaoure
Dialects

Klan, Yaan, Taan, Yoo, Bhoo. Reportedly most similar to Guro [goa].

Language Use

Also use Baoulé [bci]. Also use Guro [goa]. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yaouré
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.