Saxwe language
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| Saxwɛ | |
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| Tsáphɛ | |
| Native to | Benin |
| Region | Atlantique Department, Mono Department |
Native speakers | 320,000 (2021)[1] |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sxw |
| Glottolog | saxw1241 |
Saxwɛ, also spelled Tsáphɛ, is a Gbe language spoken by the Saxwe people of south-western Benin.
Geographical distribution
[edit]Saxwe is spoken in the communes of Kpomassè in the Atlantique Department, the commune of Lalo in Couffo department, and the communes of Bopa and Houéyogbé in the Mono Department.
Sources
[edit]- Beavon-Ham, Virginia (2019). Tone in Saxwe. 543. LOT. ISBN 978-94-6093-328-8.
- Johnson, Eric C (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Volume 8: Saxwe, Daxe and Se language areas. Electronic Survey Report 2011-020. SIL International.
- Kluge, Angela (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Gbe language family overview. Electronic Survey Report 2011-012. SIL International.
References
[edit]- ^ Saxwɛ at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
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