Adja language
Not to be confused with Aja language (Nilo-Saharan).
| Aja | |
|---|---|
| Adja | |
| Native to | Benin, Togo |
| Ethnicity | Aja people |
Native speakers | 550,000 (2006–2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
ajg |
| Glottolog |
ajab1235[2] |
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The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991) | |
The Aja language is a Gbe language of the Niger–Congo language spoken by the Aja people; and it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.
Comparison
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Aja
Agbetɔwo pleŋu vanɔ gbɛmɛ ko vovoɖeka gbeswɛgbeswɛ, sɔto amɛnyinyi ko acɛwo gomɛ; wo xɔnɔ susunywin ko jimɛnywi so esexwe. Wo ɖo a wɛ nɔvi ɖaɖa wowo nɔnɔwo gbɔ.
Ewe
Wodzi amegbetɔwo katã ablɔɖeviwoe eye wodzena bubu kple gomekpɔkpɔ sɔsɔe. Susu kple dzitsinya le wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe si eyata wodze be woanɔ anyi le ɖekawɔwɔ blibo me.
English
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
References
- ↑ Aja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Aja (Benin)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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