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)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Aja
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ajg
Glottolog	ajab1235
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 wa 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.ne

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.