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Gbe, Ayizo

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: ayb

Population	227,000 (2006).
Region	Mono and Atlantique provinces.
Language map	Benin, reference number 5
Alternate names	Ayizo, Ayizo-Gbe, Ayzo
Dialects	Kadagbe (Kada-Gbe), Ayizo-Seto, Ayizo-Tori, Ayizo-Kobe. Similar to Fon [fon].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja
Language use	Also use Fon.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Predominately traditional African religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HATFIELD, Deborah H.; HENSON, Bonnie J.; MCHENRY, Michael M., authors. 1998. Abrégé de l'enquête sociolinguistique sur le Kotafon du Bénin.

HATFIELD, Deborah H.; MCHENRY, Michael M., authors. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo, Volume 2: Ayizo language area."  

KLUGE, Angela, author. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Gbe language family overview."