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Also known as fon, Fon language

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Fon is a language spoken primarily in Benin that belongs to a family of related African languages called Gbe. It matters because it represents an important part of West African linguistic and cultural heritage, and studying it helps linguists understand the broader patterns and history of Niger–Congo languages, one of the world's largest language families.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Gbe
Country
Togo
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native label
fɔ̀ngbè
linguistic typology
subject–verb–object
Wikimedia language code
fon
writing system
Latin script
Commons category
Fon language
number of speakers, writers, or signers
1935500
topic's main category
Category:Fon language
indigenous to
Plateaux Region
P10369
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Article · Español

El fon o gun (autoglótnimos: fon gbè [fɔ̃̄ɡb͡e] y gun gbè [ɡũɡb͡e]) es una lengua de subgrupo gbe de la rama Volta-Níger de las lenguas Níger-Congo y la lengua del pueblo fon. El fon se habla principalmente en Benín y áreas adyacentes de Togo y tiene más de 2 millones de hablantes. Como otras lenguas gbe, es una lengua altamente analítica y fonológicamente es una lengua tonal.

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