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Gun

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: guw

Population  320,000 in Benin (2006). Population total all countries: 579,000.
Region  Southeast, Weme Province, Akpro-Misserete, Avrankou, Adjara, and Porto-Novo subprefectures. Also in Nigeria.
Language map  Benin, reference number 26
Alternate names   Alada, Alada-Gbe, Egun, Goun, Gu, Gugbe, Gun-Alada, Gun-Gbe, Seto-Gbe, Toli-Gbe
Dialects  Ajra, Alada, Seto, Toli.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja
Language use  Also use Fon [fon] or French.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Radio programs. Bible: 1923–1972.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name   Gun
Population  259,000 in Nigeria (2000).
Region  Lagos state, Badagry LGA.
Alternate names  Gugbe, Gun-Alada, Gun-Gbe, Seto-Gbe
Dialects  Alada (Alada-Gbe), Asento, Gbekon, Gun (Gu, Egun, Goun), Phela, Savi, Weme, Seto.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALDRIDGE, Boone; ALDRIDGE, Julie; SCHOCH, Gabriele R.; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2002. Abrégé de l'enquête sociolinguistique sur le weme 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."  Available online