Saxwe language explained

Saxwɛ
Nativename:Tsáphɛ
States:Benin
Region:Atlantique Department, Mono Department
Date:2021
Ref:e26
Dia1:
Dia2:Daxe
Dia3:Saxwe
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta–Niger
Fam4:Gbe
Fam5:Phla–Pherá
Iso3:sxw
Glotto:saxw1241
Glottorefname:Saxwe Gbe

Saxwɛ, also spelled Tsáphɛ, is a Gbe language spoken by the Saxwe people of south-western Benin.

Geographical distribution

Saxwe is spoken in the communes of Kpomassè in the Atlantique Department, the commune of Lalo in Couffo department, and the communes of Bopa and Houéyogbé in the Mono Department.

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