Also known as Eveawo, Bayikpe, Bubutubi, Ehwe, Eibe, Eve, Evhe, Krepe
ethnic group in Ghana and Togo
Key facts
- Ghana
- 6 million
- Togo
- 3.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ewe people (/ˈeɪ.weɪ/; Ewe: Eʋeawó, lit. 'Ewe people'; or Ewe: Mono Kple Amu (Volta) Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. 'Between the Rivers Mono and Volta'; Ewe: Eʋenyígbá, lit. 'Eweland') are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million), and the second largest population is in Togo (3.1 million). They speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages. They are related to other speakers of Gbe languages such as the Fon, Gen, Phla/Phera, Ogu/Gun, Maxi (Mahi), and the Aja people of Togo and Benin.
Demographics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ewe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.