Waci (also spelled Ouatchi) is a Gbe language of Togo and Benin. It is part of a dialect continuum which also includes Ewe and Mina also known as Gɛn. It is scattered in an area Capo designates as Ewe speaking.

Waci, Ouatchi
Waci gbe
Native toTogo, Benin
RegionMaritime, Mono
Native speakers
920,000 (2019–2021)[1]
Latin script
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3wci
Glottologwaci1239

References

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  1. ^ Waci, Ouatchi at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)  
  • Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1988). Renaissance du Gbe (réflexions critiques et constructives sur L'EVE, le FON, le GEN, l AJA, le GUN, etc.). Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. ISBN 9783871188473. OCLC 19892995.

Further reading

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  • Anson, G. M. (1972). Description synchronique d'un parler Ewe: Le Watyi (PhD thesis). Université de Nice.
  • Capo, Hounkpati B. Christophe (1991). A comparative phonology of Gbe. Publications in African languages and linguistics. Vol. 14. Foris. doi:10.1515/9783110870534. ISBN 9783110133929.
  • Capo, Hounkpatin B. C. (1980). "Un regroupement des parles gbe". Africana Marburgensia. 13 (1): 2–23.
  • Capo, Hounkpati B. Christophe (1977). Etude phonologique comparée du wacígbe et du gengbe (MA thesis). Université Nationale du Bénin.
  • Faton, Gabriele R. (2018). Waci Speakers in Togo and Benin: A Sociolinguistic Survey (Report). SIL Electronic Survey Reports. Vol. 2018–003.
  • Lokossa, Augustine A.; Capo, Hounkpati B. Christophe (1978). Precis grammatical du Gengbe et du Wacigbe. Kome: Sous-Comm. des Langues Waci et Gen.
  • Manoukian, Madeline (1952). The Ewe-speaking people of Togoland and the Gold Coast. Ethnographic survey of Africa, Western Africa. Vol. 6. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. OCLC 3385440.
  • Sagbo, D. (1976). La situation interlinguistique au Dahomey (MA thesis). Université de Nantes.