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Ewe

Other Niger-Congo Languages

Ewe, also called Togolese, is spoken by approximately 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo. It belongs to the Gbe group of languages, whose other major member is Fon, spoken mainly in Benin, and like many African languages Ewe is tonal.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
ewe 1
Speaker Count
5,000,000 1
Region
Ghana and Togo (West Africa) 1
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Written In

Latin Script, Scripts

Ewe is standardly written in a Latin-based alphabet with additional IPA-derived letters.

Sources
1. Ewe language, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a language spoken by approximately 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo.
  • Lead paragraph, place of use
    mainly in Ghana and Togo
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    ewe
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