Lukpa language

Gur language spoken in Benin and Togo
Lukpa
RegionBenin, Togo
Native speakers
160,000 (2012–2018)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Gur
      • Southern
        • Gurunsi
          • Eastern
            • Lukpa
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
 Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3dop
Glottologlukp1238

Lukpa (Legba, Logba) is a Gur language spoken in Benin and Togo. It is spoken by the Yoa-Lokpa people.

Alphabet

Lukpa alphabet (Benin) [2]
uppercase A C E Ɛ Ǝ F H I Ɩ K Kp L M N Ny Ŋ Ŋm O Ɔ P Ɣ S T U Ʊ W Y
lowercase a c e ɛ ǝ f h i ɩ k kp l m n ny ŋ ŋm o ɔ p ɣ s t u ʊ w y

References

  1. ^ Lukpa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ CENALA 2008, p. 27–28, Alphabet lǝkpa.

Sources

  • Centre national de linguistique appliquée (CENALA) (2008), Alphabet des langues nationales béninoises (in French) (6 ed.), Cotonou: CENALA avec le concours de l’Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres (IFADEM)
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