Saxwɛ, also spelled Tsáphɛ, is a Gbe language spoken by the Saxwe people of south-western Benin.

Saxwɛ
Tsáphɛ
Native toBenin
RegionAtlantique Department, Mono Department
Native speakers
320,000 (2021)[1]
Dialects
  • Daxe
  • Saxwe
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3sxw
Glottologsaxw1241

Geographical distribution

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Saxwe is spoken in the communes of Kpomassè in the Atlantique Department, the commune of Lalo in Couffo department, and the communes of Bopa and Houéyogbé in the Mono Department.

Sources

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  • Beavon-Ham, Virginia (2019). Tone in Saxwe. 543. LOT. ISBN 978-94-6093-328-8.
  • Johnson, Eric C (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Volume 8: Saxwe, Daxe and Se language areas. Electronic Survey Report 2011-020. SIL International.
  • Kluge, Angela (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Gbe language family overview. Electronic Survey Report 2011-012. SIL International.

References

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  1. ^ Saxwɛ at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)