| Edo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bini | ||
| Spoken in | Nigeria | |
| Region | Edo State | |
| Total speakers | 1 million | |
| Language family | Niger-Congo
|
|
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | bin | |
| ISO 639-3 | bin | |
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.
See also
aaa
External links
- Edo Language Dictionary Online
- Ethnologue report on Edo
- PanAfrican L10n page on Edo (Bini)
- Teach yourself the Èdó language
- Edo/Africa names dictionary{source Edoworld}
- Edoheart (Eseohe Arhebamen) is an Èdó language speaker and artist
 |
This Nigeria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This Niger-Congo languages-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
