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Waci, Ouatchi
Waci, Ouatchi
Waci gbe
Native to	Togo, Benin
Region	Maritime, Mono
Native speakers	920,000 (2019–2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Waci, Ouatchi; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wci
Glottolog	waci1239

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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.

References

^ 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.

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.

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[e26-1] Waci, Ouatchi at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)

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+{{Short description|Gbe language of Togo and Benin}}
+{{About|the language|the radio station which formerly held the call sign WACI|WFPS}}
 {{Infobox language
-|name=Waci
+|name=Waci, Ouatchi
-|nativename=
+|nativename= Waci gbe
 |states=[[Togo]], [[Benin]]
+|region=[[Maritime (Togolese region)|Maritime]], [[Mono Department|Mono]]
-|region=
-|speakers=476,000
+|speakers={{sigfig|921,600|2}}
-|date=1991 |date'=–1993
+|date=2019–2021
+|ref=e26
-|ethnicity=
+|ref2=e18
 |familycolor=Niger-Congo
 |fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]]
 |fam3=[[Volta–Niger languages|Volta–Niger]]
 |fam4=[[Gbe languages|Gbe]]
+|minority={{flag|Benin}}
-|fam5=[[Phla–Pherá languages|Phla–Pherá]]
 |iso3=wci
+|glotto=waci1239
+|glottorefname=Waci Gbe
+|script=[[Latin script]]
 }}
-'''Waci''' (Ouatchi) is a [[Gbe language]] of [[Togo]] and [[Benin]].
+'''Waci''' (also spelled ''Ouatchi'') is a [[Gbe language]] of [[Togo]] and [[Benin]]. It is part of a [[dialect continuum]] which also includes [[Ewe language|Ewe]] and [[Gen language|Mina]] also known as Gɛn. It is scattered in an area Capo designates as [[Ewe language|Ewe]] speaking.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+* {{cite book |last=Capo |first=Hounkpati B.C. |year=1988 |title=Renaissance du Gbe (réflexions critiques et constructives sur L'EVE, le FON, le GEN, l AJA, le GUN, etc.) |location=Hamburg |publisher=Helmut Buske Verlag |isbn=9783871188473 |oclc=19892995}}
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite thesis |last=Anson |first=G. M. |year=1972 |title=Description synchronique d'un parler Ewe: Le Watyi |publisher=Université de Nice |degree=PhD}}
+* {{cite book |last=Capo |first=Hounkpati B. Christophe |year=1991 |title=A comparative phonology of Gbe |series=Publications in African languages and linguistics |volume=14 |publisher=Foris |doi=10.1515/9783110870534 |isbn=9783110133929}}
+* {{cite journal |last=Capo |first=Hounkpatin B. C. |year=1980 |title=Un regroupement des parles gbe |journal=Africana Marburgensia |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=2–23}}
+* {{cite thesis |last=Capo |first=Hounkpati B. Christophe |year=1977 |title=Etude phonologique comparée du wacígbe et du gengbe |publisher=Université Nationale du Bénin |degree=MA}}
+* {{cite report |last=Faton |first=Gabriele R. |year=2018 |title=Waci Speakers in Togo and Benin: A Sociolinguistic Survey |series=SIL Electronic Survey Reports |volume=2018-003 |url=https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/74378}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Lokossa |first1=Augustine A. |first2=Hounkpati B. Christophe |last2=Capo |year=1978 |title=Precis grammatical du Gengbe et du Wacigbe |location=Kome |publisher=Sous-Comm. des Langues Waci et Gen}}
+* {{cite book |last=Manoukian |first=Madeline |year=1952 |title=The Ewe-speaking people of Togoland and the Gold Coast |series=Ethnographic survey of Africa, Western Africa |volume=6 |location=London |publisher=Oxford University Press for the International African Institute |oclc=3385440}}
+* {{cite thesis |last=Sagbo |first=D. |year=1976 |title=La situation interlinguistique au Dahomey |publisher=Université de Nantes |degree=MA}}
+{{Languages of Benin}}
+{{Languages of Togo}}
 [[Category:Gbe languages]]
 [[Category:Languages of Togo]]
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+{{VoltaNiger-lang-stub}}
-[[de:Waci]]
-[[hr:Waci Gbe jezik]]
-[[sw:Kigbe-Waci]]
-[[pms:Lenga Gbe, Waci]]