Mbato, also known as Mbatto, Nghlwa, Potu or Gwa, is a Kwa language spoken in Ivory Coast and in Ghana.
The Mbato people primarily live in the La Mé region of Ivory Coast, particularly in the sub-prefecture of Oghlwapo in the Alépé department.
[3] While the Proto-Potou language likely had an ±ATR system, it has disappeared from Ebrié and left only traces in Mbato.
[3] Mbato has a tonal system consisting of three level tones.
[3] The noun class prefixes in Mbato serve to distinguish between certain homophones and between singular and plural forms.