Apro language explained

Apro
Also Known As:Aproumu
States:Ivory Coast
Ethnicity:Aizi (Aproin)
Speakers:6,500
Date:1999
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Kwa
Iso3:ahp
Glotto:apro1235
Glottorefname:Aproumu Aizi

Apro, also known as Aproumu, is a language spoken by the Aizi people of Ébrié Lagoon in Ivory Coast. Once assumed to be a Kru language like the other two Aizi languages, subsequent investigation has shown it to be Kwa.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Douglas Boone, Silué Lamine, MaryAnne Augustin. "L'Utilisation du Français et de l'Adoukrou par les Aizi" (2002, Société Internationale de Linguistique, Côte d’Ivoire) online
  2. Ettien Koffi. Paradigm Shift in Language Planning and Policy: Game-Theoretic Solutions (2012, De Gruyter, pg. 152)