Abbé people
Ethnic group, primarily in Ivory Coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Abbé (or Abbey or Abbay), are an Akan people who live predominantly in the Ivory Coast, and number 580,000.[1][2] Abbés speak the Akan dialect Abé.[3]
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~580,000 | |
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Ivory Coast | |
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Abé language, French | |
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Other Atlantic–Congo-speaking peoples Especially other Akan peoples and Adjoukrou |
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Abbés populations or Abbeys (or Béssouffouè in the Central Tano language Baoulé) were the warriors of the left wing of the army of Queen Pokou. The Abbés are an Akan people originating in Ghana, from where they migrated to Ivory Coast in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Abbés live mainly in the Ivorian region of Agboville, 79 km north of Abidjan.