Edo
Language Information
One of the Benue-Congo group of Niger-Congo languages, Edo was spoken in the once powerful and long-lasting Kingdom of Benin. It is now the major language of Bendel state, Niger.
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Kwa
Edo Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Edo
Emwan ne agbon hia ne a biere, a bie iran noyan-egbe iran kevbe wee, umwon-mwen o ree etin hia ne o kheke iran khin. A ye ewaen kevbe ekhoe ne o maa wu iran, ne iran gha yin da egbe vbe orhion oghe eten-okpa.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights