Adja language
Aja | |
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Adja | |
Native to | Benin, Togo |
Ethnicity | Aja people |
Native speakers | 550,000 (2006–2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
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 people; and it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.
Comparison[]
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[]
Aja[]
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.
Ewe[]
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.ne
English[]
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.
References[]
- ^ Aja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Categories:
- Gbe languages
- Languages of Benin
- Languages of Togo
- Volta–Niger language stubs