Fon language

Fon
Fon
fɔ̀ngbè
Native to	Benin, Nigeria, Togo
Ethnicity	Fon people
Native speakers	2.2 million (2000–2006)e18
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Fon; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-2	fon
ISO 639-3	Variously:; fon – Fon; mxl – Maxi; guw – Gun; gbh – Defi; wem – Weme; cib – Ci
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Fon is part of the Gbe language cluster. Fon is spoken mainly in Benin. There are about 1.7 million speakers. Like the other Gbe languages, Fon has a subject–verb–object word order.

Fon Language Media

"Welcome" (Kwabɔ) in Fon at a pharmacy at Cotonou Airport in Cotonou, Benin

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