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Ifè

A language of Togo

ISO 639-3: ife

Population	102,000 in Togo (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 182,000.
Region	South, Northeast Plateau region, Ogou and Est-Mono prefectures. Atakpamé, Kamina, Dadja, and Ese-Ana are main centers. Also in Benin.
Language map	Togo, reference number 17
Alternate names	Ana, Ana-Ifé, Baate
Dialects	Tschetti, Djama, Dadja. A member of the Ede language subgroup. Lexical similarity: 78% with Yoruba [yor] of Porto-Novo, 87%–91% with Ede Nago [xkb].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri
Language use	Some also use Éwé [ewe] in the south or Yoruba in the north. Some also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%. Radio programs. Films. Videos. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Benin

Language name	Ifè
Population	80,000 in Benin (1990 SIL).
Region	Collines Province (north former Zou Province), Savalou Subprefecture; Tchetti is main center.
Language map	Benin, reference number 27
Alternate names	Ana, Ana-Ife, Anago, Baate, Ede Ife
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOËTHIUS, Hélène, author. 1983. "Description préliminaire des phonèmes segmentaux et types de syllabes ifè."

BOËTHIUS, Hélène, author. 1987. "Basic mood in Ife."

DEVINE, Patricia, author. 1997. A summary of Ifɛ̀ music in relation to church use.

DEVINE, Patricia, author. 1997. A summary of Ifɛ̀ music in relation to church use.

DURIEUX, J. A.; DURIEUX-BOON, E. I. K.; KLUGE, A., authors. 1999. Abrégé de l'enquête sociolinguistique sur le Nago du nord du Bénin et du Togo.

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

GARDNER, Mary; GRAVELING, Elizabeth, editors. 2000. Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé (Dictionnaire Ifè - Français).

KLAVER, Marquita, author. 1995. "Two Ifé particles and their discourse function."

KLAVER, Marquita, author. 1999. "A look at Ifɛ̀ connectives."

KOHLER, Anna, author. 1983. "Le ton en ifè."

ROBERTS, David, author. 2006. La graphie tonale des langues africaines à la lumière de la psychologie cognitive de la lecture.

ROBERTS, David, author. 2008. L'orthographe du ton dans les langues béninoises.

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.  

Vernacular Publications

À kà dzɛ onyi gbàgbé olí-ɛɖɔ̃̀. 2006.

Abécédaire Ifɛ̀. 1983.

Àd̢ùrè kò wà nónùgbó. 1995.

Àlè-mi wáa gbɔ́. 2000.

Amàwé-ifɛ̀ ŋa wà kpɛ̀rɔ́ fú ti ŋà ŋa. 1992.

Àrɔ̀-abó òŋu ad̢ɛ̀ɛ ŋa òŋu kíbí à náa là gbà á. 2000.

Àrɔ̃̀-àtɔ́. 1995.

Arɔ́-ìlú ŋa náyé gbaŋgba. 1990.

Arokpã́ gba ɔkɔ nɔ́wɔ́-afésì: ɛnɛ-kúmadzɔ́ ŋa kò dzáfɔ̀-afésì. 2006.

Ɔnyàd̢ɔ lɛ́ egi síso. 1995.

Ɔnyàdɔ̀ tsoko náàrìmáa dzɛnɛ̀. 1993.

Egi ŋa gbo náa dzɛŋέ. 2010.

Èsè-odzudzu si ńnɔ́-nɛ ɛ́. 2009.

Gbálé-ɛ̀ɛ táná o gbá ɔ̀nà. 1992.

Iŋɛ́ kpíkpè nfɛ̀ lɔ nfàrãsé. 1989.

Iŋɛ yee tse tsi.... 1983.

ìwé-otsù (Calendrier Ifè 2005). 2005.

ìwé-otsù (Calendrier Ifè 2007). 2006.

ìwé-otsù (Calendrier Ifè 2008). 2008.

ìwé-otsù = Calendrier Ifè. 2009.

ìwé-otsù 2003. 2003.

ìwé-otsù 2010 = Calendrier Ifè 2010 . 2009.

ìwé-otsù. 2005.

ìwé-otsù: Calendrier Ifè 2011 = Calendrier Ifè 2011 . 2010.

Ká kã ìwé 2 ìwé èkéèdzì. 1998.

Ká kã ìwɛ́ 3 ìwé ɛ̀kɛ́ɛta. 1998.

Ká kã ìwé 5: ìwé ɛ̀kɛ́ɛrú. 1999.

Ké kã ìwé 4 ìwé ɛ̀kɛ́ɛrɛ. 1998.

La prononciation des lettres en français: une aide préliminaire pour les apprenants ifè. 2008.

Les documents de nos jours. 2009.

N wà kɔ́ fàràsé. 1992.

Obé òŋu Àtsú lɔ káà ma Lomɛ. 2002.

Odzú-wa má nǹkɛ̀ɛ́: Akɔ́nɛ-ìwé-ifè ŋa wà nya ikpá-ìwé mímà. 1993.