The Mobu language, ''Mobumrin,'' is a
Kru language
The Kru languages are spoken by the Kru people from the southeast of Liberia to the west of Ivory Coast.
Classification
According to Güldemann (2018), Kru lacks sufficient lexical resemblances and noun class resemblances to conclude a relation ...
spoken by ethnic Aizi ''(Ahizi)'' on the shores of
Ébrié Lagoon
The Ébrié Lagoon lies in Ivory Coast, separated for almost all of its length from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow coastal strip. The long lagoon is linked to the sea by the Vridi Canal, while the Comoë River flows into it. The lagoon averages ...
in Ivory Coast. It is not intelligible with
Lele (Tiagba), also spoken by Aizi at the lagoon.
The endonym is ''Mobuin'', and the name for all Aizi is ''Frukpu''.
[Douglas Boone, Silué Lamine, MaryAnne Augustin. "L'Utilisation du Français et de l'Adoukrou par les Aizi" (2002, Société Internationale de Linguistique, Côte d’Ivoire]
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References
Kru languages
Languages of Ivory Coast
Languages of Africa
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