Aja (Benin)

Aja (Benin) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Benin and Togo, by about 1.1 million people.

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The Aja language (also called Adja or Ajagbe) is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja people of Benin and Togo. It is also reported to be spoken in Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon.

It is related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and the Phla–Pherá languages.

From Wikipedia · Adja language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Written down

Agbetɔwo pleŋu vanɔ gbɛmɛ ko vovoɖeka gbeswɛgbeswɛ, sɔto amɛnyinyi ko acɛwo gomɛ; wo xɔnɔ susunywin ko jimɛnywi so esexwe. Wo ɖo a wɛ nɔvi ɖaɖa wowo nɔnɔwo gbɔ.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Aja (Benin)

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	amE*
name	Nko*
eye	Nkuvi*
ear	eto*
nose	Noci*
tooth	adu*
tongue	ade*
hand	alo*
blood	ehun*
bone	exu*
skin	gbaza*
liver	dofi*
water	eshi
fire	ezo*
sun	ewe*
star	wleTivi*
stone	ekpe*
mountain	eto*
tree	aTi*
leaf	ama*
night	ezan*
dog	avu*
fish	kpavi*
louse	ewiye*
one	ede*
two	amEve*
I	N*
you	e*
we	mi*
drink	nu*