Gɛn
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Gɛn is a Kwa language spoken primarily in Togo and Benin by the Gɛn (Mina) people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gɛn canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kwa language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gen
ⓘ
Gẽ ⓘ Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnicGroup |
Gɛn people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mina people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ewe language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Gɛn language entry ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | genn1242 ⓘ |
| hasISO639Code | gej ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
subject–verb–object word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | analytic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa
ⓘ
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Aja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe NERFINISHED ⓘ Fon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
coastal Benin
ⓘ
southern Togo ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Gɛn people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mina people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kwa languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in parts of southern Togo ⓘ |
| usedBy |
coastal communities in Benin
ⓘ
coastal communities in Togo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural practices
ⓘ
everyday communication ⓘ local trade ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.