Eʋe, Eʋeawó | |
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![]() Ewe artwork | |
Total population | |
c. 10.3 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 6 million |
![]() | 3.1 million [1] |
Languages | |
Ewe, French, English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (50%),[2] 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 Amu (Volta) Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Between the Rivers Mono and Volta"; Eʋenyígbá Eweland;[3]) are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million),[4] and the second largest population is in Togo (3.1 million).[5][1] 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.