Wè language

Wè language

Infobox Language
name=Wè
states=Côte d'Ivoire
region=Dix-Huit Montagnes, Moyen-Cavally
speakers=over 300,000
iso2=kro
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Volta-Congo
fam4=Kru
fam5=Western Kru
fam6=Wee
lc1=gxx
ld1=Wè Southern
lc2=wec
ld2=Wè Western

(also called Guéré or Gere) is a Kru language spoken by over 300,000 people in the Dix-Huit Montagnes and Moyen-Cavally regions of Côte d'Ivoire.

Phonology

The phonology of Wè (based on the Zagna variety of Wè Southern) [cite book|last=Paradis|first=Carole|year=1983|title=Description phonologique du guéré|location=Abidjan|publisher=Institut de Linguistique Appliquée, Université d'Abidjan] is briefly sketched out here.

Consonants

The consonant phonemes of Wè are as follows:

References

External links

*ethnologue|code=gxx|label=Wè Southern
*ethnologue|code=wec|label=Wè Western


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