Fon, also known as Dahomean or Beninese, is the language of the Fon people and belongs to the Gbe group within the larger Atlantic-Congo family. It is spoken by approximately 2.3 million people, primarily in Benin with communities also in Nigeria and Togo, and like the other Gbe languages it is an isolating language with subject-verb-object word order.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count Classification
Language Kind Connections
In Family
Source Fon language (Wikipedia)
Source Fon language (Wikipedia)
Written In
Fon is standardly written in a Latin-based alphabet.
In the Other Atlases
Original Language Of
Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Fon (Glottolog languoid fonn1241)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
2. Fon language (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Language codes
fon
Infobox, Native speakers
2.3 million
Opening paragraph
It is primarily spoken in Benin, as well as in Nigeria and Togo
In Family: Atlantic-Congo, Infobox, Language family
Atlantic-Congo
In Family: Gbe, Infobox, Language family
Gbe
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