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Benin Court Art
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27.7%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aube Nouvelle
"" ("The Dawn of a New Day") is the national anthem of Benin. Written and composed by Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon, it was adopted upon independence of the Republic of Dahomey from France in 1960. After Dahomey became the People's Republic of Benin The People's Republic of Benin (french: République populaire du Bénin; sometimes translated as Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a socialist state located in the Gulf of Guinea on the African continent, which would becom ... in 1975, the anthem was retained, but the words and were changed to and . Lyrics French original In local languages References External links Benin: ''L'Aube Nouvelle'' - Audio of the national anthem of Benin, with information and lyrics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tɔli Language
Tɔli (Toli) is a Gbe language of Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort .... ''Ethnologue'' counts it and Alada as dialects of Gun, but Capo (1988) considers it one of the Phla–Pherá languages. References Gbe languages Languages of Benin {{VoltaNiger-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yom Language
Yom, or Pilapila, and formerly ''Kiliŋa'' or ''Kilir'', is a Gur language of Benin. It is spoken in the town of Djougou and the surrounding area by the Yoa-Lokpa people. A very closely related dialect called ''taŋgələm'' is also spoken by the Taneka people. Phonology Where it differs from the IPA symbol, the conventional orthography is given below the phoneme. Vowels In Yom orthography, long vowels are written as double vowels, e.g. for . Consonants Generally, /l/ is realised by in medial and final position. For some speakers, the two allophones are in free variation. Previously was used instead of . Grammar Genders Nouns are divided into genders or noun classes which can be distinguished by the pronoun used to refer to them and by their suffix, which generally bears some resemblance to the pronoun. If the noun is modified by adjectives, then the suffix appears on the adjectives and not on the noun. The table gives the singular and plural forms of the pronouns u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waama Language
Waama, or Yoabu (Yoabou), is a Gur language of Benin, Nigeria and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its .... References Oti–Volta languages Languages of Benin {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tem Language
Tem, or Kotokoli (Cotocoli), is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the .... It is used by neighboring peoples. In Ghana the Kotokoli people comes from a northern part of the Volta Region a town called Koue. Koue shares boarder with Togo with a small river which is called the Koue river separating it from Togo. Writing System High tone is indicated by an acute accent: á é ɛ́ í ɩ́ ó ɔ́ ú ʊ́, no accent indicates low tone. Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter: aa ee ɛɛ ii ɩɩ oo ɔɔ uu ʊʊ, both are accented if the tone is high: (áá etc.), only the first is accented if the tone is descending (áa), only the second is accented if the tone is ascending (aá). References L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammari Language
Tammari is a language which is spoken in Benin and Togo. It is also known as Ditammari. The Tammari people, who live in Benin and Togo, mostly speak the language. There are about 47.000 speakers. About half live in Togo, the other half in Benin. Ditammari is one of the Gur languages. There are two versions of the language, Eastern Ditammari and Western Ditammari. Western Ditamari is also called Tamberma or Taberma. Alphabet The tones are indicated using the acute accent (high tone) and grave accent (low tone) on the vowel or the nasal consonant . The nasalization is indicated with the tilde The tilde () or , is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish, which in turn came from the Latin ''titulus'', meaning "title" or "superscription". Its primary use is as a diacritic (accent) in ... on the vowels . The accent indicating tone can be combined above these vowels. See also * Tamprusi language * Mamprusi language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngangam Language
Ngangam (Gangam) is a language of the Gurma people spoken in Togo and Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort .... References Gurma languages Languages of Togo Languages of Benin {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nateni Language
Nateni (Natemba) is a language of the Gurma people spoken in Benin. It is named after its principal dialect; the others are Tayari (Tayaba), Kunteni (Kuntemba), Okoni (Okoma). Writing system The low tone is indicated with the grave accent and the high tone with the acute accent on the vowel or the syllabic n . The nasalization is indicated with the help of the tilde The tilde () or , is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish, which in turn came from the Latin ''titulus'', meaning "title" or "superscription". Its primary use is as a diacritic (accent) in ... under the vowel which can be combined with the acute or grave accent indicating the tone . References Languages of Benin Gurma languages {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossi Language
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Mossi may refer to: * Mossi people * Mossi language * Mossi Kingdoms * the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse * Mossi (given name) * Mossi (surname) See also * Mossie (other) * Mossy (other) *Mozzi (other) Mozzi may refer to: People * Alessandro Mapelli-Mozzi (born 1951), British-Italian alpine skier * Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (born 1983), British-Italian property developer and husband of Princess Beatrice, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. * And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbelime Language
Mbelime, or Niende, is an Eastern Oti-Volta Gur language of northwestern Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort .... Mbelime is spoken by approximately 131,000 people. There is a Mbelime dictionary.Sambiéni, N. Bienvenue, Merz, Johannes and Merz, Sharon (eds.). Mbelime – French Dictionary. Preliminary edition. SIL International. 2019 References Oti–Volta languages Languages of Benin {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukpa Language
Lukpa (Legba, Logba) is a Gur language spoken in Benin and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its .... It is spoken by the Yoa-Lokpa people. References Languages of Benin Languages of Togo Gurunsi languages {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lama Language
Lama is a Gur language spoken by the Lamba people in Togo, Benin, and by a few in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina .... Phonology Consonants Vowels Tones Alphabet References * Languages of Benin Languages of Togo Gurunsi languages {{gur-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
