Tiagba language explained

Tiagba
Also Known As:Lélé
Nativename:Ahizi
States:Ivory Coast
Ethnicity:Aizi (Prokpo)
Speakers:9,000
Date:1999
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Kru
Iso3:ahi
Glotto:tiag1235
Glottorefname:Tiagbamrin Aizi

The Lélé language, Lélémrin, also known as Tiagba (Tiagbamrin) after its principal town, is a Kru language spoken by ethnic Aizi (Ahizi) on the shores of Ébrié Lagoon in Ivory Coast. It is not intelligible with Mobu, also spoken by Aizi at the lagoon.

The Lele endonym for all Aizi is Prokpo for the people (or in Tiagba Krokpo), Prokpamrin for the language.[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. Web site: Journal of West African Languages . Erihplus. .