Ifè language

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Ifè
Native to Togo, Benin
Native speakers
unknown (210,000 cited 1990–2012)[1]
Dialects
Tschetti
Djama
Datcha
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ife
Glottolog ifee1241[2]

Ifè (or Ifɛ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by some 180,000 people in Togo and Benin. It is also known as Ana, Ana-Ifé, Anago, Baate and Ede Ife. It has a lexical similarity of 87%–91% with Ede Nago.[1]

Written works began to be produced in the language in the 1980s, published by the Comité Provisoire de Langue Ifɛ̀ and SIL. An Ifè–French dictionary (Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé), edited by Mary Gardner and Elizabeth Graveling, was produced in 2000.[3] Bible translation began in the language in 1994, with the New Testament being dedicated in 2009.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ifè at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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  3. SIL Bibliography on Ethnologue.
  4. Mary Gardner 1955 – 2011. wycliffe.org.uk