Weme

E617304

Weme is a dialect of the Fon language spoken by communities in parts of Benin and neighboring regions.

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Label Occurrences
Weme canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Fon
closelyRelatedTo Aja
Ewe
Gun
hasAncestor Proto-Gbe
linked to: Gbe languages

Proto-Niger–Congo
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Fon people
hasISO639Macrolanguage Fon
hasPhonologyType tonal language
hasStatus regional language variety
hasWordOrder SVO
isMinorityLanguageIn Benin
languageFamily Gbe languages
Niger–Congo languages
neighboringRegions regions neighboring Benin
partOfLanguage Fon language
region parts of Benin
sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith other Fon dialects
spokenBy Weme-speaking communities
spokenIn Benin
West Africa
subclassOf Fon language variety
usedFor everyday communication
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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