Gun language
| Gun | |
|---|---|
| gungbe | |
| Native to | Benin, Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Gun people |
Native speakers | 1.5 million (2020–2021) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Benin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | guw |
| Glottolog | gunn1250 |
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 dialectal cluster within the Eastern Gbe languages; it is close to other Fon dialects, especially its Agbome and Kpase varieties, as well as to the Mahi and Weme (Ouémé) languages. It is used in some schools in the Ouémé Department of Benin.
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.