Ewe language

Ewe
Ewe
Eʋegbe
Pronunciation	[ɛβɛɡ͡bɛ]
Native to	Ghana, Togo, Benin
Region	Southern Ghana east of the Volta River
Ethnicity	Ewe
Native speakers	5.0 million (2013–2019)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic-Congo Volta–Congo Volta-Niger Gbe Ewe; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Ewe alphabet); Ewe Braille
Official status
Official language in	Togo
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ee
ISO 639-2	ewe
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ewe – Ewe; wci – Waci; kef – Kpesi
Glottolog	ewee1241 Ewe; kpes1238 Kpessi; waci1239 Waci Gbe
ELP	Kpessi
	Gbe languages. Ewe is in yellow.
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Ewe (Eʋe or Eʋegbe)^[1] is a language spoken by about 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo. Ewe is part of the Gbe languages. The other major Gbe language is Fon, which is mainly spoken in Benin. Like many African languages, Ewe is a tonal language as well as a possible member of the Niger–Congo family.

References

↑ Warburton, Irene; Kpotufe, Prosper; Glover, Roland Kori; Schneeberg, Nan (1968). Ewe Basic Course (Revised ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: African Studies Program, Indiana University. p. 243.

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[basiccourse-1] Warburton, Irene; Kpotufe, Prosper; Glover, Roland Kori; Schneeberg, Nan (1968). Ewe Basic Course (Revised ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: African Studies Program, Indiana University. p. 243.

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