Ewe people

Person	Eʋe
People	Eʋeawó
Language	Eʋegbě
Country	Eʋenyígbá

Ewe
Eʋe, Eʋeawó
	Ewe artwork
Total population
	c. 10.3 million
Regions with significant populations
Ghana	6 million
Togo	3.1 million
Languages
	Ewe, French, English
Religion
	Christianity (50%), West African Vodun
Related ethnic groups
	Other Gbe peoples; Yoruba; GaDangme; Fon; Gen; Phla Phera; Aja; Gun;

The Ewe people (/ˈeɪ.weɪ/; Ewe: Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Between the Rivers Mono and Volta"; Eʋenyígbá Eweland;) are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group. The largest population of Ewe people is in Ghana (6.0 million), and the second largest population is in Togo (3.1 million). They speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages. 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.

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