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Foodo

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: fod

Population	24,500 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 25,500.
Region	Atakora Province, Ouake Subprefecture, Semere town. Also in Ghana.
Language map	Benin, reference number 21
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Language use	Also use Tem [kdh], Kabiye [kbp], or French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Radio programs. Dictionary.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Originally from Ghana; probably from the village of Salaga. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Coleen G., author. 2006. F1 and center of gravity interplay in the maintenance of phonological height within a statistical model of a communal grammar: the case of Foodo [ATR] acoustics.

PLUNKETT, Gray C., author. 1991. The tone system of Foodo nouns.

STARWALT, Coleen Grace Anderson, author. 2008. The acoustic correlates of ATR harmony in seven- and nine-vowel African languages: a phonetic inquiry into phonological structure.