Alternate Names: Ben, Moa, Moab, Moare
Dialects: Ben, Lok, Natchaba, Yanbann. Limited intelligibility of Bimoba , in Ghana, although related. Diverse dialect situation.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 189,000 in Togo (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 190,800.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, neighborhood, market, work, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Mampruli [maw], Ngangam [gng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–30%. More interest in learning to read French than Moba. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2008.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Togo
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian (Protestant).