Eʋe, Eʋeawó | |
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Total population | |
c. 10.3 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ghana | 6 million |
Togo | 3.1 million
name="Minahan2002p589">James Minahan (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World A-Z. ABC-CLIO. pp. 589–590. ISBN 978-0-313-07696-1.</ref> "History". Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-04-22.</ref>[circular reference] |
Languages | |
Ewe, French, English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (50%),[1] West African Vodun | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Person | Eʋe |
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People | Eʋeawó |
Language | Eʋegbě |
Country | Eʋenyígbá |
The Ewe people (/ˈeɪ.weɪ/; Ewe: Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Between the Rivers Mono and Volta"; Eʋenyígbá Eweland;[2]) are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million),[3] and the second largest population is in Togo (3.1 million).[4][5] They speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages.[6] They are related to other speakers of Gbe languages such as the Fon, Gen, Phla /Phera, Ogun/Gun, Maxi, and the Aja people of Togo and Benin.