Gbe, Maxi

MXL

vigorous

Alternate Names: Mahi, Maxi, Maxi-Gbe

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 80% with Fon ,, 68% with Ayizo Gbe ,, 51% with Aja ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Kwa
Left Bank
Gbe
Fon

Demographics: 66,000 in Benin (Johnstone 1993). Population total all countries: 91,300.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Fon [fon], French [fra]. Used as L2 by Tchumbuli [bqa].

Nation of Origin: Benin

Other Comments: Traditional religion.