ISO 639-3 · eweewe
Niger–Congo family
Ewe
Eʋegbe
Ewe is a language of the Gbe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Ghana and Togo. Wikidata counts about 3 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ewe- ISO 639-1
ee- Glottocode
ewee1241- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Centre point
- 6.47, 0.82
- Wikipedia
- 83 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
4levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ewe · Eʋegbe |
|---|---|
| Also called | ee, Ewe language, Eʋe, Eʋegbe, Èʋegbe |
| All speakers | 3,000,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Ewe Braille |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Ewe
The branches above Ewe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ghana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialakaAkanNiger–Congo · 8.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationmosMooréNiger–Congo · 7.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationgpeGhanaian Pidgin EnglishIndo-European · 5 m3 · Wider CommunicationdagDagbanliNiger–Congo · 4.2 m4 · EducationaltwiTwiNiger–Congo · 3 mabrBonoNiger–Congo · 3 m5 · DevelopingfatFanteNiger–Congo · 2.8 mbciBaouléNiger–Congo · 2.1 m5 · Developing