Aguna language
language spoken in Benin
Aguna, or Awuna, is a Gbe language of Benin and Togo. In Benin it is spoken in the villages of Agouna, Koutagba, Gangan, Sankpiti, Djégékpodji and other surrounding areas in the Agouna arrondissement and in the villages of; Tchie, Kokoroko, Aklienme, Vevi and Outo (Hounto) in the Outo arrondissement, both in the Djidja commune of the Zou Department.
In Togo, the language is spoken in the villages of; Glitto, Dasagba and Couffota (Koufota) in the Anié Prefecture.
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