| Ifè | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Togo, Benin |
| Native speakers | 170,000 (2012–2016) |
| Language family | Niger–Congo? |
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| Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Recognised minority language in |  Benin |
| 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.
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.
References
- ^ Ifè at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 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.
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