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Ede Nago

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: nqg

Population	200,000 (2002 SIL).
Region	Southeast, Plateau Province (formerly north Weme Province), Ketou, Pobe, Adja-Ouere, Ifangni, and Sakete subprefectures.
Language map	Benin, reference number 19
Alternate names	Nago, Nagot, Nagots
Dialects	One of 8 languages comprising the Ede language subgroup (Yorboid) spread over southwestern Nigeria, southern and central Benin, and southern and central Togo. The subgroup also includes Ede Cabe [cbj], Ede Ica [ica], Ede Idaca [idd], Ife [ife], Kura Ede Nago [nqk], Manigri-Kambole Ede Nago [xkb]. The various people groups seek to maintain their individual identities yet recognize the wider Yoruba community. Lexical similarity: 87 to 91% with Yoruba [yor] of Porto-Novo.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri
Language use	Also use French or Yoruba.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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.

KLUGE, Angela, editor. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Ede language communities of Benin and Togo, Introduction and Volume 1: Ede language family – Background and assessment methodology."  

MCHENRY, Michael M., author. 2011. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Ede language communities of Benin and Togo, Volume 8: Southern Nago language area."