Adja language

Aja
Aja
Adja, Hwè
Native to	Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon
Ethnicity	Aja people
Native speakers	1.28 million (2012–2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Kwa Gbe Aja; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Dogbo; Hwe; Tado; Sikpi; Tala;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ajg
Glottolog	ajab1235
	The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)

The Aja language is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja people of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon. In Gabon, they are mostly migrants.

it is closely related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and Phla Phera.Adja is the mother tribe from which the other Gbe people are descended.

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