Aja_language_(Niger–Congo)

Adja language

Gbe language

The Aja language is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja people of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon. In Gabon, they are mostly migrants.

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Aja
Adja, Hwè
Native to	Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon
Ethnicity	Aja people
Native speakers	1.28 million (2012–2021)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Kwa Gbe Aja
Dialects	Dogbo Hwe Tado Sikpi Tala
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ajg`
Glottolog	`ajab1235`
The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)

it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.Adja is the mother tribe from which the other Gbe people are descended.

	Labial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Post-alv./ Palatal	Velar	Labial- velar	Uvular
Nasal	[m]	[n]		[ɲ]	ŋ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t		t͡ʃ	k	k͡p
voiced	b	d	ɖ	d͡ʒ	ɡ	ɡ͡b
Fricative	voiceless	f	s		ʃ			χ
voiced	v	z			ɣ		ʁ
Approximant		l ~ [r]		j		w

Oral vowels
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

Nasal vowels
	Front	Central	Back
Close	ĩ		ũ
Open-mid	ɛ̃		ɔ̃
Open		ã

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Aja_language_(Niger–Congo)

Adja language

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