Gun language

Gun (Gun: gungbe) is a language in the Gbe languages group. It is spoken by the Ogu people in Benin, as well as in south-western Nigeria. Gun is part of the Fon cluster of languages inside the Eastern Gbe languages; it is close to Fon, especially its Agbome and Kpase varieties, as well as to the Maxi and Weme (Ouémé) languages. It is used in some schools in the Ouémé Department of Benin.

This article is about the West African language in the Gbe language group. For the South American language with the language code "gun", see Mbyá Guaraní language. For the terminology of guns, see Firearms terminology.
Gun
gungbe
Native toBenin, Nigeria
EthnicityGun people
Native speakers
1.5 million (2020–2021)
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3guw
Glottologgunn1250

Gun is the second most spoken language in Benin. It is mainly spoken in the south of the country, in Porto-Novo, Sèmè-Kpodji, Bonou, Adjarra, Avrankou, Dangbo, Akpro-Missérété, Cotonou, and other cities where Ogu people live. It is also spoken by a minority of Ogu people in southwest Nigeria near the border with Benin, particularly Badagry, Maun, Tube.

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