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A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. Irishman, Scotswoman).
Benin is a diverse country linguistically. [1] Of those, French is the official language, and most of the indigenous languages are considered national languages. [2] Benin is a Francophone country, and in 2023, French was spoken by 4.6 million people out of 13.7 million (33.68%). [3]
The dating is based on the recollection made by Daryl Peavy of the oral traditions of the Edo people. [2] [3] The Ogiso were assisted by seven nobles called the Uzama'. During the reign of Ogisos, Edo lands were called 'Igodomigodo' and they had administrative centers or capitals at Ugbeku which was later moved to Ore Edo now Benin City ...
People from Benin by department (12 C) Beninese diaspora (4 C, 1 P) N. Naturalized citizens of Benin (3 P) P. People by city in Benin (9 C) Beninese prisoners and ...
A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
Pages in category "Spanish people of Beninese descent" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. Z. Santiago Zannou
The religious practice of the Fon people have four overlapping elements: public gods, personal or private gods, ancestral spirits, and magic or charms. [5] Thus, the Vodoun religion is polytheistic. The Fon people have a concept of a female Supreme Being called Nana Buluku, who gave birth to the Mawu-Lisa and created the universe. [5]
The dialect continuum as a whole was called 'Ewe' by Westermann, the most influential researcher on the cluster, who used the term 'Standard Ewe' to refer to the written form of the language. Other linguists have called the Gbe languages as a whole 'Aja', after the name of the local language of the Aja-Tado area in Benin.