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Complete Definition of "Fon"

English

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. A language of Benin and Togo, specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom of Dahomey. Also known as Fongbe or Fɔngbe, it is part of the Gbe family of West African languages.

Translations
trans-top|the language
Fon: Fɔngbe
trans-mid
trans-bottom

External links
ethnologue|code=fon

References
Anne-Marie Brousseau and Claire Lefebvre, A Grammar of Fongbe, Mouton de Gruyter, 2002, ISBN 3110173603

Category:Languages

de:Fon
ru:Fon

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