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Also known as Fon language
part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger–Congo languages
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
- Belize
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Fon (lokalt Fɔngbe) är en del av gbespråken inom Niger-Kongospråken. Fon talas huvudsakligen i södra Benin av omkring 1,9 miljoner människor. I grannlandet Togo talar omkring 35 000 människor fon. In Benin används fon i administrationen, näringslivet och i tidningar, radio och TV. Inom utbildning har franska varit det förhärskande språket, men nu börjar fon bli allt vanligare. Det finns mer än femtio dialekter av fon.
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