Mokole (or Mokollé, Mokwale, Monkole, Féri) is a Yoruboid language spoken in the villages surrounding the town of Kandi in Benin. Its speakers constitute a sub-group of Yoruba originated people that are often attached to the Bariba people of Benin.[2]
Mokole | |
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Èdè Mɔ̄kɔ́lé | |
Native to | Benin |
Region | Kandi |
Native speakers | 36,000 (2018)[1] |
Latin | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mkl |
Glottolog | moko1243 |
References
edit- ^ Mokole at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "The Mokolé people".