Bénin (Benin)
About 9.1 million people live in Benin. Capital is Porto-Novo. Located in Africa. Currency is the Franc (xof). Telephone prefix is +229
Aja (Benin) is the main language of Benin
40 languages spoken mainly here:
- 1.7 million speakers of Fon
- 460,000 speakers of Baatonum
- 328,000 speakers of Gbe, Ayizo
- 280,000 speakers of Fulfulde, Borgu
- 100,000 speakers of Ede Idaca
- 100,000 speakers of Gbe, Kotafon
- 90,000 speakers of Gbe, Tofin
- 74,000 speakers of Yom
- 69,000 speakers of Ede Cabe
- 66,000 speakers of Gbe, Maxi
- 66,000 speakers of Nateni
- 65,500 speakers of Mokole
- 65,000 speakers of Gbe, Gbesi
- 65,000 speakers of Gbe, Xwela
- 64,500 speakers of Biali
- 63,000 speakers of Ede Ica
- 60,000 speakers of Gbe, Weme
- 50,000 speakers of Lukpa
- 50,000 speakers of Ede Ije
- 50,000 speakers of Waama
- 33,600 speakers of Anii
- 25,000 speakers of Gbe, Ci
- 24,500 speakers of Foodo
- 24,500 speakers of Mbelime
- 20,000 speakers of Ditammari
- 13,500 speakers of Gbe, Defi
- 7,000 speakers of Miyobe
- 6,300 speakers of Gbe, Saxwe
- 3,500 speakers of Aguna
- 2,500 speakers of Tchumbuli
- 1,500 speakers of Notre
- Gun
- Gen
- Boko (Benin)
- Dendi (Benin)
- Ede Nago, Kura
- Gbe, Eastern Xwla
- Gbe, Western Xwla
- Nago, Northern
- Nago, Southern
18 languages also spoken here:
- 465,000 speakers of Yoruba (Yorùbá)
- 328,000 speakers of Ayizi
- 250,000 speakers of French (Français)
- 158,000 speakers of Ge
- 110,000 speakers of Gbe, Waci
- 50,000 speakers of Tem
- 20,000 speakers of Ngangam
- 13,800 speakers of Anufo
- 1,000 speakers of Kyenga
- Hausa (هَوُسَ)
- Mossi (Mòoré)
- American Sign Language
- Gen
- Fulfulde, Western Niger
- Gourmanchéma
- Ifè
- Kabiyè
- Lama (Togo)
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