Glottolog: gbee1241 | ||
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Linguistic classification: Niger–CongoVolta–CongoVolta–NigerGbe Subdivisions: EweGenFonAjaPhla–Pherá | ||
The Gbe languages (pronounced [ɡbè]) form a cluster of about twenty related languages stretching across the area between eastern Ghana and western Nigeria. The total number of speakers of Gbe languages is between four and eight million. The most widely spoken Gbe language is Ewe (3 million speakers in Ghana and Togo), followed by Fon (1.7 million, mainly in Benin). The Gbe languages were traditionally placed in the