Fon language

Person	Fon
People	Fon-nu
Language	fɔ̀ngbè
Country	Dahomey

Fon
Fon
fɔ̀ngbè
Native to	Benin, Nigeria, Togo.
Ethnicity	Fon people
Native speakers	2.3 million (2019–2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Fon; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Agbome; Arohun; Gun; Gbekon; Kpase;
Writing system	Latin, Gbékoun
Official status
Official language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-2	fon
ISO 639-3	fon
Glottolog	fonn1241 Fon language
	Gbe languages. Fon is purple.
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Fon (fɔ̀ngbè, pronounced [fɔ̃̀ɡ͡bē]^[2]) also known as Dahomean is the language of the Fon people. It belongs to the Gbe group within the larger Atlantic–Congo family. It is primarily spoken in Benin, as well as in Nigeria and Togo by approximately 2.28 million speakers.^[1] Like the other Gbe languages, Fon is an isolating language with a SVO basic word order.

^ ^a ^b Fon at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^ Höftmann & Ahohounkpanzon, p. 179

[e26-1] Fon at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)

[2] Höftmann & Ahohounkpanzon, p. 179

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Fon
fɔ̀ngbè
Native to	Benin, Nigeria, Togo.
Ethnicity	Fon people
Native speakers	2.3 million (2019–2021)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Fon
Dialects	Agbome Arohun Gun Gbekon Kpase
Writing system	Latin, Gbékoun
Official status
Official language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`fon`
ISO 639-3	`fon`
Glottolog	`fonn1241` Fon language
Gbe languages. Fon is purple.
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