Ifè language
| Ifè language (Ifɛ) | |
|---|---|
| Asus Ife | |
| Native to | Togo, Benin, Ghana, Côte'd Ivoire |
Native speakers | (97,000 cited 1235–2017)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ife |
| Glottolog | ifee1241 |
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
- ^ a b Ifè language (Ifɛ) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ SIL Bibliography on Ethnologue.
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