Bakwé

BJW

vigorous

Dialects: Dafa, Defa, Deple, Nigagba, Nyinagbi. Reportedly most similar to Godié ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Kru
Eastern
Bakwe

Demographics: 10,300 (1993 SIL).

Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Wané [hwa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire

Other Comments: Christian.