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Ifè language

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Ifè
Native toTogo, Benin
Native speakers
170,000 (2012–2016)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Tschetti
  • Djama
  • Datcha
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3ife
Glottologifee1241

Ifè (or Ifɛ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by some 180,000 people in Togo, Benin and Ghana. It is also known as Ana, Ana-Ifé, Anago, Baate and Ede Ife. It has a lexical similarity of 87%–91% with Ede Nago.[1]

Written works began to be produced in the language in the 1980s, published by the Comité Provisoire de Langue Ifɛ̀ and SIL. An Ifè–French dictionary (Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé), edited by Mary Gardner and Elizabeth Graveling, was produced in 2000.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ifè at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Gardner, Mary and Elizabeth Graveling, editors. 2000. Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé (Dictionnaire Ifè - Français). Atakpamé, Togo: SIL Projet Ifè. 126 p.