Fon language
part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger–Congo languages
Fon is part of the Gbe language cluster. Fon is spoken mainly in Benin. There are about 1.7 million speakers. Like the other Gbe languages, Fon has a subject–verb–object word order.
Fon | |
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fɔ̀ngbè | |
Native to | Benin, Nigeria, Togo |
Ethnicity | Fon people |
Native speakers | 2.2 million (2000–2006)[1] |
Latin | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Benin |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | fon |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:fon – Fonmxl – Maxiguw – Gungbh – Defiwem – Wemecib – Ci |
Glottolog | east2711 split up in Eastern Gbe |
References
change- ↑ Fon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Maxi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Gun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Defi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Weme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Ci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)