NQG ISO 639-3
Nago, Southern
A language of Benin
- ISO 639
- nqg
- Alternate Names
- Ede Nago, Nago, Nagot, Nagots
- Population
- 200,000 (2002). All Nago: 760,000 (2018).
- Location:
- Ouémé department: Akpro-Misserete and Avrankou communes; Plateau department: widespread, Adja-Ouèrè, Ifangni, Kétou, Pobè, and Sakété communes; Zou department: Ouinhi commune.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 87%–91% with Yoruba [yor] of Porto-Novo.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Yoruba [yor]. Used as L2 by Anii [blo].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nago, Southern
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.
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Location: Ouémé department: Akpro-Misserete and Avrankou communes; Plateau department: widespread, Adja-Ouèrè, Ifangni, Kétou, Pobè, and Sakété communes; Zou department: Ouinhi commune.
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