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Gen

A language of Togo

ISO 639-3: gej

Population	201,000 in Togo (1991). Population total all countries: 327,000.
Region	Southeast, Maritime region. Also in Benin.
Language map	Togo, reference number 14
Alternate names	Ge, Gebe, Gen-Gbe, Guin, Mina, Mina-Gen, Popo
Dialects	Anexo, Gliji, Agoi, Gen.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Mina
Language use	Language of wider communication.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Radio programs. NT: 1962.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The people are called ‘Mina’ by neighboring groups.

Also spoken in:

Benin

Language name	Gen
Population	126,000 in Benin (2006).
Region	Mono and Atlantique provinces.
Language map	Benin, reference number 23
Alternate names	Ge, Gegbe, Gen-Gbe, Guin, Mina, Mina-Gen, Popo
Dialects	Anexo, Agoi, Gen, Gliji.
Language use	Language of wider communication. Also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. One of the languages used for adult literacy by the Benin government and one of 6 with government post-literacy programs.
Comments	The name of the people is ‘Mina’. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FATON, Gabriele R., author; HATFIELD, Deborah H., consultant. 2006. Abrégé de l'enquête sociolinguistique sur l'Agouna du Bénin.

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

KLUGE, Angela, author. 2007. "The Gbe language continuum of West Africa: a synchronic typological approach to prioritizing in-depth sociolinguistic research on literature extensibility."