Aja language (Niger–Congo)
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Not to be confused with Aja language (Nilo-Saharan).
| Aja | |
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| Adja | |
| Spoken in | Ghana, Togo, Benin |
| Ethnicity | Aja people |
| Native speakers | 740,000 (date missing) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ajg |
The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)
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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.
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[edit] Comparison
[edit] Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Map of Aja language area from the LL-Map Project
- Information on Aja language from the MultiTree Project
- Ethnologue report for Aja
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