Mokole language (Benin)

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Mokole
Èdè Mɔ̄kɔ́lé
Native toBenin
RegionKandi
Native speakers
(66,000 cited 1991)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mkl
Glottologmoko1243

Mokole (or Mokollé, Mokwale, Monkole, Féri) is a Yoruboid language spoken in the villages surrounding the town of Kandi in Benin. Its speakers constitute a sub-group of Yoruba originated people that are often attached to the Bariba people of Benin.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Mokole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "The Mokolé people".


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