Ede language

Not to be confused with Rade language.
Ede
Native to Benin, Togo
Native speakers
unknown (800,000 cited 1990–2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
cbj  Cabe (Caabe)
ica  Ica
idd  Idaca (Idaaca)
ijj  Ije
nqg  Nago (Nagot)
nqk  Kura Nago
xkb  Manigri (Kambolé)
ife  Ifɛ
Glottolog edea1234  (Ede; includes Yoruba)[2]

Ede is a dialect continuum of Benin and Togo that is closely related to the Yoruba language. The best-known variety is Ife.

Kluge (2011) includes Yoruba within Ede.

References

  1. Cabe (Caabe) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Ica at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Idaca (Idaaca) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Ije at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Nago (Nagot) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Kura Nago at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ede". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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