Kpee language
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Mande language spoken in Ivory Coast
| Kpee | |
|---|---|
| Numu | |
| Kpeego | |
| Native to | scattered throughout southwest Ivory Coast |
| Ethnicity | Kpeera (Numu) |
Native speakers | ≈ 2,000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cpo |
| Glottolog | kpee1234 |
| Person | Kpee |
|---|---|
| People | Kpeera |
| Language | Kpeego |
The Kpee language, Kpeego, commonly called Numu (Noumoukan), is a Mande language spoken by blacksmiths (numu ) in Burkina Faso. It is thought to be similar to Ligbi in Ghana, but no comparison has been done.
References
[edit ]- ^ Kpee at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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