Gbe, Saxwe

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Sahouè, Sahouègbe, Saxwe, Saxwegbe, Saxwe-Gbe, Tsaph?, Tsaph? -Gbe

Population

170,000 (2002 census).

Location

Mono Department, Houéyogbé and Bopa communes.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Daxe, Saxwe, Se.

Typology

SVO; no noun classes or gender; question words initial; minimal affixing; 12 vowel phonemes; no case marking (except pronouns); tonal

Language Use

All domains. All ages.

Language Development

Magazines. Radio programs.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.