Languages of Togo | |
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Official | French |
National | Ewe, Kabiyè |
Immigrant | Yoruba Hausa Chinese, Arabic |
Foreign | French Arabic |
Togo is a multilingual country, which according to one count has 44 languages spoken.[1] The official language is French. In 1975, the government designated two indigenous languages - Ewé (Ewe: Èʋegbe) and Kabiyé - as national languages, meaning that they are promoted in formal education and the media. The two national languages tend to be used regionally with Ewé used in the south from Lomé to Blitta, and Kabiyé from Blitta to Dapaong in the north.[citation needed]
References
- Le français au Togo: une aventure ambigüe, Isabelle Anzorge, Université Nice, 1998.
- ^ Ethnologue, "Languages of Togo" (accessed Oct. 31, 2010)
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