Mbato language

Mbato
Native to	Ivory Coast
Region	Southern Department
Native speakers	25,000 (1993)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Potou Mbato
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gwa`
Glottolog	`mbat1247`^[2]

Mbato, also known as Potu or Gwa, is a Kwa language of Ivory Coast and in Ghana. It is one of two Potou languages.

References

↑ Mbato at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mbato". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Official language

Indigenous
languages

Kru	Aizi Bakwé Bété Dida Glio-Ubi Godié Guéré Konobo Kuya Kwadia Mobu Nyabwa Neyo Siamou Tiagba Wané Wobé

Kwa	Abé Abidji Abure Adjukru Alladian Anyin Apro Attié Avikam Baoulé Ebrié Eotile Esuma Krobu Mbato Nzema

Mande	Bambara Dan Dyula Guro Maninka Soninke

Senufo	Cebaara Djimini Kar Palaka Sénoufo Tagwana

Gur	Cerma Lobi Mossi

Other	Hausa Lomakka

Central Tano	Ahanta Akan Abron Fanti Twi Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira-Pepesa Nzema Sefwi

Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo

Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato

Na-Togo	Adele Basila Lelemi Likpe Logba Santrokofi Siwu

Ka-Togo	Ahlo Akebu Animere Avatime Bowili Kposo Nyangbo-Tafi

Lagoon

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