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Aja | |
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Adja, Hwè | |
Native to | Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon |
Ethnicity | Aja people |
Native speakers | 1.28 million (2012–2021)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | ajg |
Glottolog | ajab1235 |
![]() The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991) |
The Aja language is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja peopleofBenin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon. In Gabon, they are mostly migrants.
it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera. Adja is the mother tribe from which the other Gbe people are descended.
Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Post-alv./ Palatal |
Velar | Labial- velar |
Uvular | ||
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Nasal | [m] | [n] | [ɲ] | ŋ | ||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | k͡p | ||
voiced | b | d | ɖ | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ɡ͡b | ||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | χ | |||
voiced | v | z | ɣ | ʁ | ||||
Approximant | l ~ [r] | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | ĩ | ũ | |
Open-mid | ɛ̃ | ɔ̃ | |
Open | ã |
Agbetɔwo pleŋu vanɔ gbɛmɛ ko vovoɖeka gbeswɛgbeswɛ, sɔto amɛnyinyi ko acɛwo gomɛ; wo xɔnɔ susunywin ko jimɛnywi so esexwe. Wo ɖo a wa nɔvi ɖaɖa wowo nɔnɔwo gbɔ.
Wodzi amegbetɔwo katã ablɔɖeviwoe eye wodzena bubu kple gomekpɔkpɔ sɔsɔe. Susu kple dzitsinya le wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe si eyata wodze be woanɔ anyi le ɖekawɔwɔ blibo me.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
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