Saxwe language

For other languages also called Se, see Se language (disambiguation).

Saxwɛ, also spelled Tsáphɛ, is a Gbe language spoken by the Saxwe people of south-western Benin.

Saxwɛ
Tsáphɛ
Native to	Benin
Region	Atlantique Department, Mono Department
Native speakers	320,000 (2021)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Gbe Phla–Pherá Saxwɛ
Dialects	Sɛ Daxe Saxwe
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sxw
Glottolog	saxw1241

Geographical distribution

Saxwe is spoken in the communes of Kpomassè in the Atlantique Department, the commune of Lalo in Couffo department, and the communes of Bopa and Houéyogbé in the Mono Department.

Sources

• Beavon-Ham, Virginia (2019). Tone in Saxwe. 543. LOT. ISBN 978-94-6093-328-8.
• Johnson, Eric C (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Volume 8: Saxwe, Daxe and Se language areas. Electronic Survey Report 2011-020. SIL International.
• Kluge, Angela (2011). A sociolinguistic survey of the Gbe language communities of Benin and Togo: Gbe language family overview. Electronic Survey Report 2011-012. SIL International.