| Ifè | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Togo, Benin |
| Native speakers | 182,000 (2002) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Tschetti
Djama
Dadja
|
| Writing system | Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ife |
Ifè (or Ifɛ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by approximately 182,000 people in Togo and Benin. It is also known as Ana, Ana-Ifé, Anago, Baate and Ede Ife. It has a lexical similarity of 87%–91% with Ede Nago.[1]
Written works began to be produced in the language in the 1980s, published by the Comité Provisoire de Langue Ifɛ̀ and SIL. An Ifè–French dictionary (Oŋù-afɔ ŋa nfɛ̀ òŋu òkpi-ŋà ŋa nfãrãsé), edited by Mary Gardner and Elizabeth Graveling, was produced in 2000.[2] Bible translation began in the language in 1994, with the New Testament being dedicated in 2009.[3]