Languages of Togo

Map showing the distribution of the various Gbe languages. (after Capo 1988, 1991)

Togo is a multilingual country, which according to one count has 44 languages spoken.^[1] The official language is French. Two indigenous languages were designated politically as national languages in 1975: Ewé (Ewe: Èʋegbe) and Kabiyé.

The two national languages tend to be used regionally with Ewé used in the south from Lomé to Blitta, and Kabiyé from Blitta to Dapaong in the north.^{[citation needed]}

Written languages[]

French is the main written language, as most indigenous languages are not commonly used in writing.^{[citation needed]}

Language policy[]

French, which was inherited from the period of French mandate rule over the area, was made the official language at independence.^{[citation needed]}

The decision to give Ewé and Kabiyé status as national languages was decided in 1975 by President Eyadéma.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

• Le français au Togo: une aventure ambigüe, Isabelle Anzorge, Université Nice, 1998.

External links[]

• (in French) Linguistics of the world- Togo - University of Laval

This Togo-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t