The Gbe languages form a cluster of about twenty related languages stretching across the area between eastern Ghana and western Nigeria. The total number of speakers of Gbe languages is between four and eight million. The most widely spoken Gbe language is Ewe, followed by Fon. The Gbe languages were traditionally placed in the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo languages, but more recently have been classified as Volta-Niger languages. They include five major dialect clusters: Ewe, Fon, Aja, Gen (Mina), and Phla-Phera.
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RegionEastern Ghana to western Nigeria 1 Speaker CountWikipedia 'Gbe languages': 'The total number of speakers of Gbe languages is between four and eight million.'; midpoint used, range stated in source; checked 2026-09-27. Proto-Language StatusReconstructed, Proto-Gbe phonology, Capo 1 Connections
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The Gbe languages (pronounced [ɡ͡bè]) form a cluster of about twenty related languages stretching across the area between eastern Ghana and western Nigeria.
Renaissance du Gbe section
resulted in an internal classification of the Gbe languages and a reconstruction of the proto-Gbe phonology
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Wikidata Q668284, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Ewe language, Wikipedia
Includes: Ewe, Infobox, Language familyQuote, Includes: Ewe, Infobox, Language family
Gbe
Fon language (Wikipedia)
Includes: Fon, Infobox, Language familyQuote, Includes: Fon, Infobox, Language family
Gbe
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