Ifè language

Ifè
Ifè
Native to	Togo, Benin
Native speakers	170,000 (2012–2016)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Yoruboid Edekiri Ede Ifè; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Tschetti; Djama; Datcha;
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.[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

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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[e25-1] Ifè at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] 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.