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Pεrε Language
Pεrε or Mbre is a moribund language of the Ivory Coast. It is known as ''Pεrε'' [also rendered ''Prε''] by its speakers and as ''Bεrε'' [also rendered ''Brε''] by the locally dominant Koro language (Mande), Koro people. Pεrε was first described in an unpublished manuscript by Denis Creissels. A grammar, dictionary and texts have been published by Jeffrey Heath (linguist), Jeffrey Heath and Brahima Tioté. Sociolinguistic situation Pεrε is spoken in the village of Bondosso – and marginally in Niantibo – not far from the city of Bouaké, Ivory Coast. Until recently it was also spoken in the village of Kouakoudougou. The speakers are a ''Blacksmiths of western Africa, numu'' (blacksmith) caste among the Mande. It had 30 active speakers in 2019 out of an ethnic population that was 700 in the year 2000. Speakers are shifting to the neighbouring Manding languages, Manding language Koro language (Mande), Koro, and the language has large numbers of Manding loanwords. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of cities in Ivory Coast, city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the Guinea–Ivory Coast border, northwest, Liberia to the Ivory Coast–Liberia border, west, Mali to the Ivory Coast–Mali border, northwest, Burkina Faso to the Burkina Faso–Ivory Coast border, northeast, Ghana to the Ghana–Ivory Coast border, east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 31.5 million inhabitants in 2024, Ivory Coast is the List of African countries by population, third-most populous country in West Africa. Its official language is French language, French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété languages, Bété, Baoulé language, Baoulé, Dyula language, Dyula, Dan language, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
