Kabiye language
Eastern Gurunsi language primarily of northern Togo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Khabi language or Kabyle language.
Kabiye ([kàbɪ̀jɛ̀]; also rendered Kabiyé, Kabiyè, Kabye, Kabyé, Kabyè, Cabrai or Cabrais) is an Eastern Gurunsi Gur language spoken primarily in northern Togo. Throughout the 20th century, there was extensive migration to the centre and south of Togo and also to Ghana and Benin. Kabiye speakers made up over 23% of the Togolese population in 1999.[2]
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Kabiye | |
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kabɩyɛ | |
Region | Benin, Ghana, Togo |
Ethnicity | Kabye |
Native speakers | (1.0 million cited 1991–2012)[1] |
Latin (Kabiye alphabet) Ghanaian braille | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kbp |
Glottolog | kabi1261 |
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