Niger-Congo family
Fon
c. 1000 CE – today Living
Fon (c. 1000 CE – today) is a living Niger-Congo language. Lineage: Proto-Niger-Congo → Proto-Atlantic-Congo → Proto-Kwa → Fon.
See Fon on the interactive map- Speakers
- 2.2M (2,200,000)
- ISO 639-3
- fon
Gbe language of southern Benin, the language of the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Lineage
- Proto-Niger-Congoc. 10,000 BCE – 7,000 BCE
- Proto-Atlantic-Congoc. 7,000 BCE – 5,000 BCE
- Proto-Kwac. 4,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE
- Fonc. 1000 CE – today
Sister languages 3
Also descended from Proto-Kwa.