Ewe, also written Evhe, or Eʋe, is a major dialect cluster of Gbe or Tadoid (Capo 1991, Duthie 1996) spoken in the southern parts of the Volta Region, in Ghana and across southern Togo, [22] to the Togo-Benin border by about three million people. Ewe belongs to …

Ewe (Eʋe or Eʋegbe [ɛβɛɡ͡bɛ]) [2] is a language spoken by approximately 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo. [1] Ewe is part of a group of related languages commonly called the Gbe languages. The other major Gbe language …

Ewe, peoples living in southeastern Ghana, southern Benin, and the southern half of Togo who speak various dialects of Ewe, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. Ewe unity is based on language and common traditions of origin: their original homeland is traced to Oyo, in western Nigeria , which was a major Yoruba kingdom.

Feb 9, 2025 · Discover the rich myths and vibrant culture of the Ewe people in Togo and Ghana. Explore their deities, legends, and rituals that shape their identity today!

The Ewe Unification Movement (French: Mouvement d'unification Ewe) was a series of west African ethno-nationalist efforts which sought the unification of the Ewe peoples spread across what are now modern Ghana and Togo.

Éwé are the largest ethnic group in Togo, making up more than 1.3 million people (22.3 per cent of the population), and are related to a number of other southern groups, which are sometimes considered sub-groups of the Éwé.

The Ewe people are a West African ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (3.3 million), and the second largest population in Togo (2 million). They speak the Ewe language which belongs to the Niger-Congo Gbe family of languages.

Éwé is spoken by 862,000 people as a language of wider communication in Togo (Ethnologue). It is the predominant language in the southern part of the country where it is taught in primary schools. It is used as a lingua franca by speakers of different languages in Central Togo.

Dec 31, 2003 · The Ewe have been in the Southern area of what is now known as Togo for hundreds of years (TRADITN = 1). The Ewe are found predominantly in this region of the country (REGIONAL = 1), and they are the largest ethnic group in Togo (GROUPCON = 3).

Jul 5, 2020 · With the population strength of over six million, the Ewe people found in the southeastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana, southern Togo, southern Benin Republic, and the southwestern part of Nigeria are ethnic group with a patrilineal society ruled by a hierarchical, centralized power.