Adele (Gɩdɩrɛ)

Adele is a Kwa language spoken in central Togo and southeastern Ghana by about 37,400 people. In Togo it has about 26,400 speakers in Sotouboua Prefecture of the Centrale Region. In Ghana it is spoken by about 11,000 people in Nkwanta District of the Volta Region along the border with Togo.

Adele is also known as Bedere, Bidire, Gadre, Gidere or Gidire. It is written with the Latin alphabet, with slightly different spelling systems in Togo and Ghana.

Adele Alphabet

Notes

A high tone is indicated with an acute accent (á), and a low tone is marked with a grave accent (à).
The letters bw, fw, gy, ky, kw, ŋw and pw are not part of the Adele alphabet in Togo. The sound [c] is written c and [ɟ] is written j in Togo.

Download an Adele alphabet chart (Excel)

Sample video in Adele

Information about Adele | Numbers

Links

Information about Adele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ade
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/ade
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/ade
https://www.webonary.org/adele/

Kwa languages

Abidji, Adele, Ahanta, Akan, Akuapem, Anii, Anyin, Avatime, Baoulé, Chakosi, Cherepon, Chumburung, Dangme, Fante, Foodo, Ga, Gonja, Kebu, Krache, Kyode, Likpe, Logba, Mbato, Nkonya, Nzema, Siwu, Tchaman, Twi

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 04.02.23. Last modified: 02.01.24

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