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Gbe language
Not to be confused with Aja language (Nilo-Saharan).
Aja
Adja, Hwè
Native to
Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon
Ethnicity
Aja people
Native speakers
1.28 million (2012–2021)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Kwa
Gbe
Aja
Dialects
Dogbo
Hwe
Tado
Sikpi
Tala
Writing system
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
ajg
Glottolog
ajab1235
The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)
The Aja language is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja people of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon.
In Gabon, they are mostly migrants.
it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.Adja is the mother tribe from which the other Gbe people are descended.
mostly migrants. it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.Adja is the mother tribe from which the other Gbe people...
The Aja or Adja are an ethnic group native to south-western Benin and south-eastern Togo. According to oral tradition, the Aja migrated to southern Benin...
Tado may be: Chami language (Colombia) Lindu language (Sulawesi) Adjalanguage (Benin & Togo) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
practices. Modern linguists trace the etymology of lwa to a family of Yoruba language words which include olúwa (god) and babalawo (diviner or priest). The term...
/ˈjɒrʊbə/; Yor. Èdè Yorùbá, IPA: [jōrùbá]; Ajami: عِدعِ يوْرُبا) is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria...
locations. They share a history with people who speak Gbe languages. All Gbe speaking people regard the Adja as the mother tribe. These speakers occupied the area...
Oghenenyerovwo Adja (also known as Donna Diva), is a Nigerian performer and actress. She is Nigeria's first female record producer and a philanthropist. Adja is from...
of the Aja people; in fact, the name Aja-Tado (Adja-Tado) is frequently used to refer to their language. Aja is considered the mother tribe by the rest...
The festival is largely thanks to a local Economic Interest Group ran by Adja Aissatou Aya Ndiaye, who has become a cultural hero in the area as someone...
pray for their ancestral spirits. Gbe languages, History section A BRIEF VIEW OF TADO AND THE ROYAL PALACE OF THE ADJA 7°09′N 1°35′E / 7.150°N 1.583°E...
Adja Ndèye Boury Ndiaye (born April 18, 1936) is a Senegalese writer. Her married name is Gueye. She was born on April 18, 1936, in Dakar, where she attended...
Department in the southeast of the Republic of Benin, who speak the Gun language. The Ogu account for about 15% of the indigenous population of Lagos State...
West, the Hounhouênou, the Houêdonou, and the Houédo-Sadonou from Fon-Adjalanguage, from the North-West: the very important group of Wéménou proper descendant...
from southern Sudan through Oyo, an area in Nigeria, Ketou in Benin and Adja Tado in Togo to settle in Notsie. Oral tradition has it that they lived under...
Gloves Achille Potier as Jordan, Gilbert's son Elisa Bachir Bey as a model Adja Kaba as a model Noémie Demeule as a model Liya Kebede as the professor's...
Kacey Margo, Margaux Lignel, Adja Toure and Victoria Zito. Anya Firestone Emily Gorelik Kacey Margo Margaux Lignel Adja Toure Victoria Zito Yoanne Mobengo...
group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically...
ISBN 9781610694124. Falola, Toyin (2005). Yoruba Creativity: Fiction, Language, Life and Songs. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press. ISBN 9781592213368. Galembo...
known as Dogbo- migrated from Oyo area with their Gbe-speaking kinsmen (Adja, Fon, Phla/Phera and Ogun/Gun) and in transition, settled at Ketou in Benin...
the multi-party Republic of Benin. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken...
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