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*[http://www-01.sil.org/africa/togo/show_lang.asp?by=langname&Lang=eng Languages of Togo]
==Description==
39 distinct languages are spoken in the Togo. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Togo," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo#:~:text=Languages, accessed 3 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Togo," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Togo, accessed 3 May 2023.</ref>
 
The only official language is '''French'''. It is used in formal education, legislature, media, administration, and commerce.
 
Two spoken indigenous languages are designated as national languages.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_language '''Ewe'''] -  also known as Èʋegbe
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabiye_language '''Kabiye''']
 
==Word List(s)==
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ewe_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Ewe phrasebook] - WikiVoyage
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Ewe_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Ewe Phrase list] - WikiTravel
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/ewe.php Useful Ewe phrases] - Omniglot
 
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/ewe.htm#:~:text=Ewe%20alphabet Ewe alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kabiye.htm#:~:text=Kabiye%20alphabet Kabiye alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabiye_language#:~:text=Phonology Kabiye alphabet and consonants] - Wikipedia
 
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ewe_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Ewe Pronunciation guide] - WikiVoyage
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Ewe_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Ewe Pronunciation guide] - WikiTravel
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kabiye.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Kabiye pronunciation] - Omniglot
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* ''Modern Evegbe dictionary : Evegbe-English and English-Evegbe.'' Ghana: Kasahorow, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1225144253 WorldCat].
* Jim-Fugar, Kodzo Nusetor and Nicholine Jim-Fugar. ''Nuseline's Ewe-English dictionary.'' n.p.: n.p., 2017. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1269017314 WorldCat].
 
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ee Dictionary English - Ewe] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/kbp/en Dictionary Kabiyè - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/kbp Dictionary English - Kabiyè] - Glosbe
 
'''Language Aids'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabiye_language#:~:text=Grammar Kabiye grammar] - Wikipedia
* Sedlak, Philip A. S. ''Kabiye Grammar Handbook.'' n.p.: The Experiment in International Living, 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/967177069 WorldCat].
 
==Additional Resources==
* Sedlak, Philip A. S. and Comp Jassor,. ''Kabiye Special Skills Handbook.'' Brattleboro, VT: The Experiment in International Living, 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/427003873 WorldCat].
 
== References  ==
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*[https://togo-benin.sil.org/resources/togo_language_map Languages of Togo]
 
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Description[edit | edit source]

39 distinct languages are spoken in the Togo. [1] [2]

The only official language is French. It is used in formal education, legislature, media, administration, and commerce.

Two spoken indigenous languages are designated as national languages.

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Modern Evegbe dictionary : Evegbe-English and English-Evegbe. Ghana: Kasahorow, 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Jim-Fugar, Kodzo Nusetor and Nicholine Jim-Fugar. Nuseline's Ewe-English dictionary. n.p.: n.p., 2017. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Kabiye grammar - Wikipedia
  • Sedlak, Philip A. S. Kabiye Grammar Handbook. n.p.: The Experiment in International Living, 1980. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Sedlak, Philip A. S. and Comp Jassor,. Kabiye Special Skills Handbook. Brattleboro, VT: The Experiment in International Living, 1980. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Togo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo#:~:text=Languages, accessed 3 May 2023.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Togo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Togo, accessed 3 May 2023.