Alternate Names: Central Guéré, Gere, Guéré
Dialects: Beu (Zarabaon), Fleo, Gboo (Gbobo), Niao (Neabo, Neao, Niabo), Nyeo, Zaa (Zaha), Zagna, Zagne, Zibiao. Southern Wè has 7 more consonants than Northern Wè ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 293,000 (1999 SIL). 20,000 Niao (1995 SIL).
Language Use: Also use French [fra], Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Daho-Doo [das], Nyabwa [nwb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–40%. Radio programs. TV. NT: 1982.
Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Wèè. Consider Wè one language with many dialects. They are one ethnic group, together with Krahn in Liberia. Christian, traditional religion.