Fon (native name Fon gbè pronounced [fɔ̃̄ɡ͡bè]) is part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger–Congo languages. Fon is spoken mainly in Benin by approximately 1.7 million speakers by the Fon people. Like the other Gbe languages Fon is an analytic language with an SVO basic word order.
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Gbe languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Volta–Niger languages
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