グベ語群

グベ語群（Gbe languages）は、ガーナ東部からナイジェリア西部に広がる約20個の言語の集合体（言語クラスター）である。グベ語群の総話者数は400万人から800万人である。属する言語で最も話者数が多いのはエウェ語（ガーナおよびトーゴで話されており、第二言語話者含めて300万人）であり、続いてフォン語（170万人）である。かつてはニジェール・コンゴ語族のKwa languagesに属するとされたが、最近はVolta-Niger languagesに属すると分類されている。

**文法**
グベ語群の言語学的特徴として、声調言語、孤立語、SVO型である事が挙げられる。

**下位分類**
グベ語群はさらに5つに分類される。- エウェ語- Gen language- フォン語- label=アジャ語- Phla–Pherá languages

**脚注**

**関連項目**
 グン語

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