Igo

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A language of Togo

ISO 639-3
ahl
Alternate Names
Achlo, Ago, Ahlõ, Ahlon, Ahlon-Bogo, Ahonlan, Anlo
Population

7,600 (Gblem-Poidi 2012). 0 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 6,000.

Location

Plateaux region: far northwest Danyi prefecture, Bogo-Ahlon canton, Sassanou village area.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Kposo-Ahlo-Bowili
Typology

SVO; 23 consonant phonemes, 12 vowel phonemes; vowel harmony; tonal.

Language Use

Many shifting to Éwé [ewe] as L1 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). All domains. All ages. Also use Akan [aka], Éwé [ewe], French [fra], Ikposo [kpo], Lelemi [lef], Sekpele [lip], Tem [kdh].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 33%. 2,000 read Igo, 1,000 can write it. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2001–2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Igo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Official name: Ahlon. Christian, traditional religion.