Alada language
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Gbe language of Nigeria and Benin
| Alada | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria, Benin |
Native speakers | (459,000 "Gun" in Nigeria, 2020)[1] |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Gun [guw]) |
| Glottolog | alad1239 |
Alada (Arba) is a Gbe language of Nigeria and Benin that has proven difficult to classify. Ethnologue counts Alada and Tɔli as dialects of Gun, but Capo (1988) considers it one of the Phla–Pherá languages. Kluge (2000) found elements of both Fon–Gun and Phla–Pherá.
References
[edit ]- ^ Gun at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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