Aja language (Niger–Congo)

Spoken in

• Niger - Congo Atlantic - Congo Volta - Congo Kwa left Bank Gbe Aja

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Aja (also: Adja, Ajagbe, HWE ) is the language of Adja. The Adja live mainly in Benin and Togo. In Benin Aja talk about 588 100 (SIL 2002) to 775,000 people in Togo about 152 300 (SIL 2002) to 171,000 people.

In Benin, the Aja - speakers live in the southwestern part of the country on the Mono River in the provinces Couffo Province ( Subprefäkturen: Aplahoué, Djakotomè, Dogbo, Klouékanmè, Lalo and Tovinklin ), Mono Province ( Subprefäkturen: Athiémè, come and Houéyogbé ) and Zou Province in the Subprefäkturen Djidja and Agbangnizoun.

Known dialects in Benin are Dogbo, Hwe ( Ehoue ), Tado ( Stado, Sado, Tadou ) Sikpi and Tala. The dialects Hwe, Sikpi, Tado and Tala are linguistically similar to the Dogbo. There is a lexical match of 92 percent with Hwe - Sikpi and 89 percent with Hwe - Dogbo, Hwe - Tado and Hwe - Tala. In Togo, the dialects Dogo, Hwe ( Ehoue ), Tado ( Stado, Sado, Tadou ) Sikpi, Tala are spoken.

In Benin Aja is one of six national languages. In Benin Aja is also taught in several local schools. There are radio broadcasts, books and journals, as well as dictionaries and grammars in Aja.

Aja is one of the Kwa languages.