Edo language

Edo
Edo
Bini
Ẹ̀dó
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Edo State
Ethnicity	Edo people
Native speakers	2 million (2020)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue-Congo Akpes-Edoid Edoid North-Central Edo–Esan–Ora Edo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-2	bin
ISO 639-3	bin
Glottolog	bini1246
	Location of Edo speakers in Nigeria.

Edo /ˈɛdoʊ/ (with diacritics, Ẹ̀dó), colloquially and often incorrectly referred to as Bini (Benin), is a language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria. Benin or Bini is not a language, rather it is the name of the capital city, and the name of the Kingdom. Edo language is the native tongue of the Edo people and was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor, Igodomigodo for thousands of years. Edo is the language spoken in Benin City, and in the surrounding local governments and senatorial districts in the Southern parts of the State.

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