Ede Ije

A language of Benin

ISO 639: ijj
Alternate Names: Ede-Ijε, Hɔlí, Holi, Holli-Djé, Ije, Ìjὲ, Ọhọ̀rí
Population: 155,000 (2018).
Location:: Plateau department: Kétou and Pobè communes and rural districts; Zou department: Ouihni and Zogbodomey communes.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 85% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo [yor], 91% with Ede Nago [nqg].
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Also use Fon [fon]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Standard Arabic [arb]. Also use Yoruba [yor].
Language Development: Basic literacy program using Yoruba expanded to include post-literacy.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ede Ije
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Plateau department: Kétou and Pobè communes and rural districts; Zou department: Ouihni and Zogbodomey communes.