Ede language should not be confused with Êđê language.
Ede | |
States: | Benin, Togo |
Date: | 1990–2006 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Volta–Niger |
Fam5: | Yoruboid |
Fam6: | Edekiri |
Minority: | Benin |
Lc1: | cbj |
Ld1: | Cabe (Caabe) |
Lc2: | ica |
Ld2: | Ica |
Lc3: | idd |
Ld3: | Idaca (Idaaca) |
Lc4: | ijj |
Ld4: | Ije |
Lc5: | nqg |
Ld5: | Nago (Nagot) |
Lc6: | nqk |
Ld6: | Kura Nago |
Lc7: | xkb |
Ld7: | Manigri (Kambolé) |
Lc8: | ife |
Ld8: | Ifɛ |
Glotto: | edea1234 |
Glottoname: | Ede; includes Yoruba |
Glottorefname: | Ede |
Ede is a dialect continuum of Benin and Togo that is closely related to the Yoruba language. The best-known variety is Ife.
Kluge (2011) includes Yoruba within Ede.
The Ede dialects include Ede Cabe (Caabe, Shabè), Ede Ica (Itcha, Isha), Ede Idaca (Idaaca, Idaatcha), Ede Ije, Ede Nago (Nagot), Ede Kura Nago, Ede Manigri (Kambolé), and Ede Ife.