Mahi

E617302

Mahi is a dialect of the Fon language spoken primarily in parts of Benin.

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Label Occurrences
Mahi canonical 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Fon language
closelyRelatedTo standard Fon
country Benin NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Mahi people NERFINISHED
glottologClassification Fonic branch of Gbe languages
hasAncestor Proto-Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED
Proto-Kwa NERFINISHED
Proto-Niger–Congo NERFINISHED
Proto-Volta–Congo NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticFeature noun class remnants typical of Niger–Congo
subject–verb–object basic word order
tonal language
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Fon dialects
isSpokenPrimarilyBy native speakers of Fon
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Kwa languages NERFINISHED
Niger–Congo languages
Volta–Congo languages NERFINISHED
partOf Fon language NERFINISHED
Gbe language continuum
primaryRegion central Benin
southern Benin
region West Africa
spokenIn Benin NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
subclassOf Fon language dialect
usedIn local trade
oral communication
traditional cultural practices
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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