Ede Ije

IJJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Holi, Ije

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 85% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo ,, 91% with Ede Nago ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Defoid
Yoruboid
Edekiri

Demographics: 50,000 (2000 SIL).

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Also use Fon [fon], French [fra], Standard Arabic [arb], Yoruba [yor].

Language Development: Basic literacy program using Yoruba expanded to include post-literacy.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Benin

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.