Ayizo belongs to the Gbe branch of the Volta-Niger language family. It is spoken in southern Benin by about 476,000 people, particularly in Atlantique Department, and also in Kouffo and Zou departments. It is closely related to Gbesi (Gbe) and Kotafon (Gbe), which are spoken in the same area.
Ayizo is written with the Latin script, and first appeared in writing in a translation of Doctrina Christiana in 1658. It is also known as Ayizo Gbe, Ayizo-Gbe or Ayzo
An acute accent (á) marks a rising tone, a grave accent (à) marks a falling tone, a caron (ǎ) marks a falling-rising tone, a circumflex (â) marks a rising-falling tone, and a macron (ā) marks a neutral tone. Tone marking is not always used.
Download an alphabet chart for Ayizo (Excel)
Source: Bible.com
Source: https://association-ayizokogbe.org/en/bible/biblical-books/gospel-of-luke
Information about Ayizo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayizo_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayizo-gbe
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ayb
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/ayb
Aja, Ayizo, Edo, Ewe, Fon, Gen, Igbo, Ikwerre, Isoko, Nupe, Ogba, Urhobo, Yorùbá
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 12.01.23. Last modified: 12.01.23
[top]
Why not share this page:
Learn languages for free on Duolingo
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
and Amazon.fr
are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.
[top]