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Endangered Languages in West Africa
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,838

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Year of info

2007

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Location description

"Spoken in three villages in the Departement de Collines between Savé and Ouessé. These villages are Okounfo, Gbede and Edaningbe."

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"Spoken in three villages in the Departement de Collines between Savé and Ouessé. These villages are Okounfo, Gbede and Edaningbe."

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Other languages used

Maxi; Cabe;

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"In Okounfo village, the switch to Cabe has occurred, with pervasive bilingualism and Tchumbuli known only to the older generation. In Edaningbe, Maxi is replacing Tchumbuli although a more complex ethnic mixture in the village means that the process of replacement is less straightforward. In Gbede, Tchumbuli remains widely spoken although Cabe is used to communicate with outsiders and appears to be spreading among younger children."

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Year of info

1983

Location and Context

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Zou, Benin

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Location description

"Il est parlé dans la province du Zou, dans les villages de lakoko (district de Savɛ) okɔŋfo et gbeede, tous dans le district de wɛsɛ.

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"Il est parlé dans la province du Zou, dans les villages de lakoko (district de Savɛ) okɔŋfo et gbeede, tous dans le district de wɛsɛ.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

2,500

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2000).

Year of info

2009

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Benin;

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