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A language of Togo






Alternate Names


Cabrai, Cabrais, Kabre, Kabure, Kabye




Autonym


Kabɩyɛ, Kabɩyɛ Tɔm




Population



975,000 in Togo (Gblem-Poidi and Kantchoa 2012). Total users in all countries: 984,300.






Location



Widespread.







Language Maps





Benin



Togo




Language Status



5 (Developing).







Dialects



Kewe, Kijang, Lama-Tissi, Boufale. Lexical similarity: 60% between Kabiye [kbp], Lama [las], Tem [kdh], and Lukpa [dop].






Language Use



Vigorous. Home, market, neighborhood, church, non-formal education. Used by all. Also use French [fra], Tem [kdh], Éwé [ewe]. Used as L2 by Kpessi [kef], Lama [las], Lukpa [dop], Miyobe [soy], Nawdm [nmz].






Language Development


Literacy rate in L1: 5%–25%. Motivation for literacy tends to be stronger outside the homeland. Taught in secondary schools, as optional subject. Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1998.





Writing



Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.






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Traditional religion, Christian.














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