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Gbe, Defi

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: gbh

Population  13,500 (2002 SIL).
Region  Southeast corner, Oueme Province, Seme-Kpodji Subprefecture between Oueme River north, Cotonou-Porto-Novo railroad west, Gulf of Guinea south, and into Nigeria east.
Language map  Benin, reference number 11
Dialects  A member of the Gbe language subgroup. Defi is similar linguistically to Gun [guw].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja
Language use  All domains. Also use French, Yoruba [yor], Gun.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JOHNSON, Eric C., author. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo, Volume 7: Defi language area."  Available online

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