Gbe, Western Xwla

XWL

vigorous

Alternate Names: Phla, Xwla, Xwla-Gbe

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 86% with Gun ,, 84% with Fon ,, 73% with Gen ,, 68% with Aja ,, 90% with Eastern Xwela Gbe ,, 88% with Saxwe Gbe ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 50,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 71,000.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Also use Fon [fon], French [fra], Gen [gej].

Nation of Origin: Benin

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.