Ewe (people)
Ewe artwork
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| Total population | |
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| ~5 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ghana 2.7 million Togo 2.1 million Benin 0.2 million |
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| Languages | |
| Ewe | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (50%), Minorities: Vodun Traditional Religion, Islam, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Fon, Gen, Phla Phera, Aja people |
| People | Eʋeawo |
|---|---|
| Language | Eʋegbe |
| Country | Region between rivers Mono and Volta |
The Ewe people (Ewe: Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Eʋedukɔ́ , lit. "Ewe nation") are an African ethnic group. They are the largest ethnic group in Togo (32%), the third largest ethnic group in Ghana (14%), and are a minority ethnic group in southern Benin, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. They speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Niger-Congo family of languages. They are related to other speakers of Gbe languages, such as, the Fon, Gen, Phla Phera, and the Aja people of Togo and Benin.
Ewe people are located primarily in the coastal regions of West Africa, in the region south and east of the Volta River to around the Mono River at Togo and Benin border. They are particularly found in southern Togo (formerly French Togoland), Volta Region in southeastern Ghana (formerly British Togoland), and in southwestern parts of Benin. The Ewe region is sometimes referred to as the Eweland or Eʋedukɔ́ region (Togoland in colonial literature). The Ewe people have a large presence in Accra. They are also found in Ivory Coast and Yorubaland in Nigeria.
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