Edekiri is a group of languages in the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo family. The Niger-Congo language family, and by extension the Edekiri languages, formed a cohesive linguistic unit as far back as the end of the Upper Paleolithic, roughly 11,000 years ago.
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Classification Confidence RegionTogo, Benin and Nigeria 2 In the Other Atlases
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1. Glottolog: Edekiri (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 13
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Edekiri languages, Wikipedia
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Geographic distribution: Togo, Benin and Nigeria
Wikidata: Edekiri languages
Wikidata Q5336735, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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