Alternate Names: Ana, Ana-Ifé, Baate
Dialects: Dadja, Djama, Tschetti. Ede language subgroup member. Lexical similarity: 78% with Yoruba , of Porto-Novo, 87%–91% with Ede Nago ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 102,000 in Togo (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 182,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, neighborhood, work. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Éwé [ewe], French [fra], Yoruba [yor]. Used as L2 by Aguna [aug], Anii [blo], Bago-Kusuntu [bqg], Kpessi [kef], Northern Nago [xkb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%. Radio programs. Films. Videos. Dictionary. NT: 2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Togo
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian (Protestant).