Edo Language (bin)

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Also Known As: Addo,Oviedo,Ovioba,Bini,Benin


Description:

 

Edo (or, with the tone marks: Èdó, also called Bini or Benin) is a Benue-Congo language spoken primarily in Edo State, Nigeria. It was and remains the primary language of the Bini people also known as the Edo or Benin (unrelated to the people of modern day 'Republic of Benin', formerly called 'Dahomey'). The Benin Empire was one of the greatest African empires. Among the writing systems that have been used for Edo is the Edo script, potentially the only natural example of a script in which color is contrastive...... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Edo Language Speakers

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Rosetta Document Collection

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Overview

Main Country: Nigeria
Spoken In:

Countries: Nigeria Regions: Africa

ISO 639-3 Code: bin

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Niger-Congo Group

    Atlantic-Congo Group

      Volta-Congo Group

        Benue-Congo Group

          Edoid Group

            North-central Edoid Group

              Edo-Esan-Ora Group

                Edo Language