Nouchi: the street slang that shapes Ivorian French
Linguists say the slang is now spoken well beyond Abidjan's neighbourhoods.
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Le Nouchi
Born in the early 1980s in the "glôglô" (shantytown) neighborhoods, Ivorian slang has now become ubiquitous in Côte d'Ivoire, embraced by everyone from writers to politicians. For the uninitiated, a little decoding is in order. It is a crucial element of Abidjanese culture. Nouchi, a slang blending...
Languages
Languages
Languages of African origin in Côte d'Ivoire belong to four main linguistic groups: Akan and Krou in the south of the country, Mandé and Voltaic in the north; there are 66 indigenous languages and a total of 112 languages. Dioula (the Mandinka language) is the main language of commerce and is used f...