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Edekiri languages

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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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Togo, Benin and Nigeria 1
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1. Edekiri languages, Wikipedia
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Geographic distribution: Togo, Benin and Nigeria
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