Aja language
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Aja language (Niger–Congo)
Not to be confused with Aja language (Nilo-Saharan).
| Aja | |
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| Adja | |
| Spoken in | Ghana, Togo, Benin |
| Ethnicity | Aja people |
| Native speakers | 515,000 (2002–2006)[1] |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: ajg – Aja aug – Aguna (?) |
The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)
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The Aja language is a Gbe language of the Niger–Congo language spoken by the Aja people; and it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.
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Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Aja
Agbetɔwo pleŋu vanɔ gbɛmɛ ko vovoɖeka gbeswɛgbeswɛ, sɔto amɛnyinyi ko acɛwo gomɛ; wo xɔnɔ susunywin ko jimɛnywi so esexwe. Wo ɖo a wɛ nɔvi ɖaɖa wowo nɔnɔwo gbɔ.
Ewe
Wodzi amegbetɔwo katã ablɔɖeviwoe eye wodzena bubu kple gomekpɔkpɔ sɔsɔe. Susu kple dzitsinya le wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe si eyata wodze be woanɔ anyi le ɖekawɔwɔ blibo me.
English
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
References
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/.
External links
- Map of Aja language area from the LL-Map Project
- Information on Aja language from the MultiTree Project
- Ethnologue report for Aja
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