Gbe, Saxwe

SXW

developing

Alternate Names: Sahouè, Sahouègbe, Saxwe, Saxwegbe, Saxwe-Gbe, Tsaph?, Tsaph? -Gbe

Dialects: Daxe, Saxwe, Se.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 170,000 (2002 census).

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Used as L2 by Gbesi Gbe [gbs], Xwela Gbe [xwe].

Language Development: Magazines. Radio programs.

Typology: SVO; no noun classes or gender; question words initial; minimal affixing; 12 vowel phonemes; no case marking (except pronouns); tonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Benin

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.