Mokole language (Benin) explained

Mokole language (Benin) should not be confused with Mokole languages.

Mokole
Nativename:Yoruba: Èdè Mɔ̄kɔ́lé
States:Benin
Region:Kandi
Date:2018
Ref:e25
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta–Niger
Fam5:Yoruboid
Fam6:Edekiri
Minority: Benin
Iso3:mkl
Glotto:moko1243
Glottorefname:Mokole

Mokole (or Mokollé, Mokwale, Monkole, Féri) is a Yoruboid language spoken in the villages surrounding the town of Kandi in Benin. Its speakers constitute a sub-group of Yoruba originated people that are often attached to the Bariba people of Benin.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Mokolé people.