Also known as Bini, Edo language, Bini language
language spoken in Nigeria
Key facts
- Native to
- Nigeria
- Region
- Edo State
- Ethnicity
- Edo
- Native speakers
- 2 million (2020)
- Language family
- Niger–Congo ? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Volta–Niger Akpes - Edoid Edoid North-Central Edo–Esan–Ora Edo
- Writing system
- Latin
- Iso 639 2
- bin
- Iso 639 3
- bin
- Glottolog
- bini1246
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Encyclopedic overview
Edo (Ẹ̀dó [ɛ̀.dó]; English: /ˈɛdoʊ/, locally: /ˈedo/), also known as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo people in Edo State, Nigeria. It was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor, Igodomigodo. It is the majority language spoken in Edo State, particularly in Benin City, and the surrounding local governments and senatorial districts in the Southern parts of the State.
Distribution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.