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Kpee language

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Ethnicity
  
Kpeera (Numu)

ISO 639-3
  
cpo

Native speakers
  
≈ 2,000 (2012)

Glottolog
  
kpee1234

Native to
  
scattered throughout southwest Ivory Coast

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Mande Western Mande Central Manding–Jogo Jogo–Jeri Jogo Kpee

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

Kpee language Wikipedia