Saxwe is a member of the Gbe branch of Volta-Niger language family. It is spoken by about 320,000 people in the southwest of Benin, particularly in Kpomassè in the Atlantique Department, Lalo in the Couffo Department, and Bopa and Houéyogbé in the Mono Department.
Saxwe is also known as Saxwɛ, Saxwe-Gbe, Saxwegbe, Sahouè, Sahouègbe, Tsaphe, Tsáphɛ or Tsaphe-Gbe., and Saxwe speakers call it saxwɛgbe. Dialects include Saxwe, Daxe and Se. It is written with the Latin script, and there is some written material in the language, including periodicals, and translations of parts of the Bible. It is also used on the radio.
Download an alphabet chart for Saxwe (Excel)
Oto ɖokpo le, ɛmɛye bo su le e mɛ ganji. Le oto la mɛ, nyɔnu xeni nɔ do ajɔye le, ogle lɛtɔye le, ogbe nyatɔye le, gbɛdɛye can bo le. Onu bo nyɔ na ye le oto la mɛ nɔ, ɛmɛ zɛtɛye bo vo ɛwu bo nɔ kpɔn jijwɛ nɔ.
There was a country, and the people there were very many. In this country, there were traders, farmers, hunters and blacksmiths too. They had found happiness in this country; the people were at peace and they rejoiced.
Source: Lire et écrire en saxwɛgbe: Guide pour ceux qui savent lire le français. 2014.
Egbe otoye kpodo akɔta zɛtɛye lo kan ŋukɔn yiyi nɔ. Saxwɛye can lo drɛn avu nɔ na do tɔn le aya mɛ. Ɛmɛɖe ko kpewu na kan ŋukɔn yiyi na e ɔn le zaan. Mi wɛ dɔn ɛmɛɖe titɔju le vivɛɖe. A klɔ alɔ gbɔxwe a ɖu onu wɛ alo na ye yi fɔji godo wɛ, a fun ahwan kpo ɛmwiye wɛ, a lɛ ogle wɛ, a do ajɔ wɛ, a win kanlin wɛ, a do ovi kpɛye sukulu wɛ ... E mɛ zɛtɛye na na ŋukɔn yiyi Saxwɛnuye.
Source: https://www.saxwe.net/sxw/vivo
Today, all nations and peoples are seeking sustainable development. The Saxwɛ are also struggling to escape poverty. But no one can develop if they are not healthy. That is why we must take care of ourselves. Washing our hands before eating or after using the toilet, fighting mosquitoes, knowing how to do agriculture, trade and livestock farming well, enrolling our children in school ... All this will help the Saxwɛ people move forward.
Source: https://www.saxwe.net/fr/bien-être
Information about Saxwe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxwe_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxwe
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Сафе
https://www.webonary.work/saxwe/overview/introduction
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/sxw
http://www.language-archives.org/language/sxw
https://www.saxwe.net/fr
Aja, Ayizo, Belanda Viri, Degema, Ebira, Edo, Egene, Ekpeye, Esan, Ewe, Fon, Gen, Gun, Igala, Igbo, Ikwerre, Isoko, Ivbiosakon, Nupe, Ogba, Ososo, Saxwe, Urhobo, Yorùbá
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 11.03.25. Last modified: 11.03.25
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