Abidji language
Kwa language spoken in Ivory Coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abidji (also known as Abiji and Ambidji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in the Ivory Coast.
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Native to | Ivory Coast |
Region | Lagunes District |
Ethnicity | Abidji |
Native speakers | 85,000 (2017)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | abi |
Glottolog | abid1235 |
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It has two dialects: "enyembe" and "ogbru". These dialects' names are used by the members of these Abidji-speaking ethnic groups to refer to themselves. The name Ambidji was given to the language by these groups' neighbors.[2]