Alternate Names: Akie, Akye, Atche, Atie, Atshe
Dialects: Bodin, Ketin, Naindin. Bodin dialect is the most prestigious and numerous.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 381,000 (1993 SIL). 34,000 live in Abidjan.
Language Use: Also use Abé [aba], Anyin [any], Baoulé [bci], Ebrié [ebr], French [fra], Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Beti [eot], Mbato [gwa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio programs. NT: 1995.
Typology: Whistle speech reported.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire
Other Comments: Christian.