Kabiye language

Kabiye
Kabiye
kabɩyɛ
Region	Benin, Ghana, Togo
Ethnicity	Kabye
Native speakers	(1.0 million cited 1991–2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo languages Savannas Gur Southern Gurunsi Eastern Kabiye; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Kabiye alphabet); Ghanaian braille
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kbp
Glottolog	kabi1261

Kabiye ([kàbɪ̀jɛ̀]; also rendered Kabiyé, Kabiyè, Kabye, Kabyé, Kabyè, Cabrai or Cabrais) is an Eastern Gurunsi Gur language spoken primarily in northern Togo. Throughout the 20th century, there was extensive migration to the centre and south of Togo and also to Ghana and Benin. Kabiye speakers made up over 23% of the Togolese population in 1999.

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