GEJ ISO 639-3
Gen
Gen-Gbe Autonym
A language of Togo
- ISO 639
- gej
- Alternate Names
- Gɛgbe, Ge, Gebe, Guin, Mina, Mina-Gen, Popo
- Autonym
- Gen-Gbe
- Population
- 476,000 in Togo (2019). Total users in all countries: 606,000.
- Location:
- Maritime region: Lacs prefecture, east of Lomé toward Benin border.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Mina
- Dialects
- Anexo, Gliji, Agoi, Gen.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Aguna [aug], Aja [ajg], Akebu [keu], Ginyanga [ayg], Kpessi [kef], Western Xwla Gbe [xwl].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Gen
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Atlantique and Mono departments.
- Dialects
- Anexo, Agoi, Gen, Gliji.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion. View other languages of Benin
Language Name
Gen
User Population
130,000 in Benin (2018).
Map
Location: Maritime region: Lacs prefecture, east of Lomé toward Benin border.
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