WEM ISO 639-3
Gbe, Weme
A language of Benin
- ISO 639
- wem
- Alternate Names
- Ouémé, Weme, Weme-Gbe, Wéménugbé
- Population
- 284,000 (2018).
- Location:
- Atlantique department: Abomey-Calavi and Zè communes; Ouémé department: Adjohoun, Bonou, Dangbo communes along lower Ouémé river, some in Aguégué, Akpro-Missérété communes; Plateau department: Adja-Ouere commune.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Fon [fon]. Also use French [fra].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Gbe, Weme
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Atlantique department: Abomey-Calavi and Zè communes; Ouémé department: Adjohoun, Bonou, Dangbo communes along lower Ouémé river, some in Aguégué, Akpro-Missérété communes; Plateau department: Adja-Ouere commune.
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