ISO 639-3 · fonfon
Niger–Congo family
Fon
fɔ̀ngbè
Fon is a language of the Gbe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Benin and Togo. Wikidata counts about 1.9 m speakers (2016). Wikidata describes it as “part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger–Congo languages”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
fon- Glottocode
fonn1241- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Centre point
- 6.50, 2.30
- Wikipedia
- 59 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Fon · fɔ̀ngbè |
|---|---|
| Also called | fon, Fon language |
| All speakers | 1,935,500 (2016) |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Fon
The branches above Fon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Benin
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialkbpKabiyeNiger–Congo · 1 m5 · DevelopingdopLukpaNiger–Congo · 160,0005 · DevelopingmklMokoleNiger–Congo · 39,6005 · DevelopingddnDendiNilo-Saharan · 32,0503 · Wider CommunicationmqlMbelimeNiger–Congo · 24,5005 · DevelopingckoAnufoNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingkdhTemNiger–Congo3 · Wider Communication