Togo Languages

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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.