Ifè language
Niger–Congo language spoken in Togo and Benin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Native to | Togo, Benin |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2012–2016)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | ife |
Glottolog | ifee1241 |
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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]