Ede language

Not to be confused with Êđê language.

Ede is a dialect continuum of Benin and Togo that is closely related to the Yoruba language. The best-known variety is Ife.

Ede
Native to	Benin, Togo
Native speakers	(800,000 cited 1990–2006)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Yoruboid Edekiri Ede
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: cbj – Cabe (Caabe) ica – Ica idd – Idaca (Idaaca) ijj – Ije nqg – Nago (Nagot) nqk – Kura Nago xkb – Manigri (Kambolé) ife – Ifɛ
Glottolog	edea1234  Ede; includes Yoruba

Kluge (2011) includes Yoruba within Ede.

The Ede dialects include Ede Cabe (Caabe, Shabè), Ede Ica (Itcha, Isha), Ede Idaca (Idaaca, Idaatcha), Ede Ije, Ede Nago (Nagot), Ede Kura Nago, Ede Manigri (Kambolé), and Ede Ife.

References

1. Cabe (Caabe) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Ica at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Idaca (Idaaca) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Ije at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Nago (Nagot) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Kura Nago at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)