Ifè language explained

Ifè
States:Togo, Benin
Date:2012–2016
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta–Niger
Fam5:Yoruboid
Fam6:Edekiri
Fam7:Ede
Dia1:Tschetti
Dia2:Djama
Dia3:Datcha
Script:Latin
Minority: Benin
Iso3:ife
Glotto:ifee1241
Glottorefname:Ife

Ifè (or Ifɛ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by some 180,000 people in Togo, Benin and Ghana. It is also known as Ana, Ana-Ifé, Anago, Baate and Ede Ife. It has a lexical similarity of 87%–91% with Ede Nago.

Written works began to be produced in the language in the 1980s, published by the Comité Provisoire de Langue Ifɛ̀ and SIL. An Ifè–French dictionary (Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé), edited by Mary Gardner and Elizabeth Graveling, was produced in 2000.[1]

References

  1. Gardner, Mary and Elizabeth Graveling, editors. 2000. Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé (Dictionnaire Ifè - Français). Atakpamé, Togo: SIL Projet Ifè. 126 p.