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Gbe, Kotafon

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: kqk

Population	100,000 (2002 SIL).
Region	Mono Province, mainly Lokassa and Athieme subprefectures; Bopa Subprefecture north and south of Bopa along Lake Aheme; Grand Popo Subprefecture, north of Grand-Popo, a few villages.
Language map	Benin, reference number 29
Alternate names	Ko, Kogbe
Dialects	A member of the Gbe language subgroup. Lexical similarity: 82% with Gbe Ayizo [ayb], 81% with Fon [fon], 69% with Gen [gej], 65% with Aja [ajg].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe
Language use	All domains except where external pressures require use of other language. Also use French, Gen, Gun [guw], Éwé [ewe], or Fon.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

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Academic Publications

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

HATFIELD, Deborah H.; HENSON, Bonnie J.; MCHENRY, Michael M., authors. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo, Volume 3: Kotafon language area."  

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