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{{Short description|Gbe language of Togo and Benin}} |
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{{About|the language|the radio station which formerly held the call sign WACI|WFPS}} |
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{{Infobox language |
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|name=Waci, Ouatchi |
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|nativename= Waci gbe |
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|states=[[Togo]], [[Benin]] |
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|region=[[Maritime (Togolese region)|Maritime]], [[Mono Department|Mono]] |
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|speakers={{sigfig|921,600|2}} |
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|date=2019–2021 |
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|ref=e26 |
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|ref2=e18 |
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|familycolor=Niger-Congo |
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|fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]] |
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|fam3=[[Volta–Niger languages|Volta–Niger]] |
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|fam4=[[Gbe languages|Gbe]] |
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|minority={{flag|Benin}} |
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|iso3=wci |
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|glotto=waci1239 |
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|glottorefname=Waci Gbe |
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|script=[[Latin script]] |
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}} |
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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 language|Ewe]] and [[Gen language|Mina]] also known as Gɛn. It is scattered in an area Capo designates as [[Ewe language|Ewe]] speaking. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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* {{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}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite thesis |last=Anson |first=G. M. |year=1972 |title=Description synchronique d'un parler Ewe: Le Watyi |publisher=Université de Nice |degree=PhD}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{cite thesis |last=Sagbo |first=D. |year=1976 |title=La situation interlinguistique au Dahomey |publisher=Université de Nantes |degree=MA}} |
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{{Languages of Benin}} |
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{{Languages of Togo}} |
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[[Category:Gbe languages]] |
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[[Category:Languages of Togo]] |
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[[Category:Languages of Benin]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 3 June 2024
| Waci, Ouatchi | |
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| Waci gbe | |
| Native to | Togo, Benin |
| Region | Maritime, Mono |
Native speakers | 920,000 (2019–2021)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Latin script | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wci |
| Glottolog | waci1239 |
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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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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