Ewe

About Ewe

Ewe is spoken in southeastern Ghana (mainly the Volta Region) and southern Togo, where it is widely used in markets and on the radio. It is a tonal language, and its alphabet has several extra letters, such as ɖ, ƒ, ɣ, ŋ, ɔ and ɛ. Woezɔ (welcome) and akpe (thank you) are good first words.

FamilyNiger-Congo, Kwa (Gbe)
Where spokenGhana (Volta Region), Togo
ScriptLatin alphabet with extra letters
Codesee (ISO 639-1), ewe (ISO 639-3)

Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.

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