Kabiyé language

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Kabiyé
Spoken in: Togo, Benin, Ghana
Total speakers: ~730,000
Language family: Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   North
    Gur
     Central
      Southern
       Grusi
        Eastern
         Kabiyé 
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: nic
ISO 639-3: kbp

Kabiyé (also Kabiye, Kabyé, Kabye) is a Grusi language spoken primarily in northern Togo, and also by smaller numbers of people in Benin and Ghana. It is one of two national languages of Togo.

Kabiye are also known as lokpa (lukpa) in benin. Lamba, yaka are dialect of kabiye.

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