Spoken L1 Language: Ewe
- AES status:
- not endangered
- Source:
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David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2024
- Comment:
- Éwé (ewe-ewe) = 3 (Wider communication). Recognized language (1951, Laws of the Gold Coast, Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 44). Widely used throughout southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, it is believed that the Éwé migrated south from Nigeria in the 13th century into the Tado region of present-day Togo. In the 18th century, they came in contact with Europeans and were involved in slave trade. Éwé is an official language in both Ghana and Togo. Éwé culture and tradition is rich in folklore, poetry, myths, and songs. Éwé is used in cultural activities, in commerce, weaving, education, farming, and fishing.
Glottolog
[ewe] at ISO 639-3
[ewe] at OLAC
[ewe] at IMTVault
Ewe at Grambank
Ewe at WALS
Wikipedia
PHOIBLE
Wikidata