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Kabiye
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- 1. Classification / Classification
- 2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
- 3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
- 4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
- 5. Usage / Utilisation
- 6. Orthography / Orthographe
- 7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
- 8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
- 9. Comments / Remarques
- 10. References / Références
1. Classification / Classification
Ethnologue classes it as: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Alternate names and spellings according to Ethnologue: Kabre, Cabrai, Kabure, Kabye, Cabrais
2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
Spoken mainly in northern Togo and border areas of Benin and Ghana.
3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
700,000 in Togo (1998 SIL). Population total all countries: 730,000 (Ethnologue)
4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
According to Ethnologue, dialects are: Kewe, Kijang, Lama-Tissi, Boufale
"Lexical similarity 60% between Kabiye, Lama, Tem and Lukpa." (Ethnologue)
5. Usage / Utilisation
Kabiye is one of two national languages in Togo.
Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 30%. Used in magazines, newspapers, radio programs and TV. (Ethnologue)
6. Orthography / Orthographe
6.1 Status / Statut
Kabiye uses a Latin-based including some extended characters.
6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple
- Text sample on the Language Museum site http://www.language-museum.com/k/kabye.php
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Kabiye (with extended characters): http://unicode.org/udhr/d/udhr_kbp.html
7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
7.1 Fonts / Polices
A Unicode font with extended Latin ranges.
7.2 Keyboard layouts / Dispositions de clavier
7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet
- Kedeŋga Kpeekpe Yɔɔ Ɛyʊ Wala Tɔm (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/kbp.htm
- Study Guides http://www.studygs.net/kabiye/ (headings and at bottom of page)
7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés
None known of
7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue
- ISO 639-1: -
- ISO 639-2: -
- ISO 639-3: kbp
7.6 Locales / Paramètres régionaux
7.7 Other / Autre
Dictionnaire kabiye, SIL International, 2015 (11423 Kabiye entries with French definitions; also look-up by French) https://kabiye.webonary.org/
8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)
8.2 Institutions / Institutions
8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile
9. Comments / Remarques
10. References / Références
SIL International, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, "Kabiyé," http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kbp
SIL International, "ISO 639 Code Tables," http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp
U.S. Library of Congress, "ISO 639.2: Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages: Alpha-3 codes arranged alphabetically by the English name of language," http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/English_list.php
Wikipedia, "Kabiyé language," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabiy%C3%A9_language
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