Abé
Abé is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Abé (also spelled Abbé, Abbey, Abi) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.
The dialects of Abé are Tioffo, Morie, Abbey-Ve, and Kos.
In 1995 there were estimated to be 170,000 speakers, primarily in the Department of Agboville.
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Words in Abé
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ki* | |
| name | eyi* | |
| eye | ai* | |
| ear | roko* | |
| nose | Ngo* | |
| tooth | eyi* | |
| tongue | lEtE* | |
| hand | abolo* | |
| blood | mpya* | |
| bone | efye* | |
| skin | oho* | |
| knee | ofudu* | |
| breast | amimi* | |
| liver | matE* | |
| water | megyi | |
| fire | la* | |
| sun | tSi* | |
| star | mfinE* | |
| stone | opu* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | avE* | |
| night | orugbu* | |
| dog | xo* | |
| fish | ki* | |
| louse | a5u* | |
| one | Nkpo* | |
| two | a5u* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | wu* | |
| hear | tSye* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AbidjiAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- GikyodeAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- YalaAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- Ngombe-BanganduAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- AtsamAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- Ngbaka ManzaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Grammar
- Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo91% alike
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper89% alike
- AsoaCentral Sudanic86% alike
- MaragusAustronesian86% alike
- JibaAtlantic-Congo85% alike
- Beli (South Sudan)Central Sudanic85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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