Editing Togo (section)

=== Languages ===
{{main|Languages of Togo}}
According to Ethnologue, 39 distinct languages are spoken in the country, some of them by communities that number fewer than 100,000 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TG|website=Ethnologue.com|title=Languages of Togo|access-date=31 October 2010|archive-date=29 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029075952/http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TG|url-status=live}}</ref> Of the 39 languages, the sole [[official language]] is French.<ref name="iccia.com">{{cite web |title=Country Profile {{!}} The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) |url=http://iccia.com/?q=countryprofile/home/code&code=tg |website=iccia.com |access-date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418214950/https://iccia.com/?q=countryprofile/home/code&code=tg |url-status=live }}</ref> Two spoken indigenous languages were designated politically as [[national language]]s in 1975: [[Ewe language|Ewé]] ({{langx|ee|Èʋegbe}}; {{langx|fr|Evé}}) and [[Kabiyé language|Kabiyé]].<ref name="iccia.com"/>

Though not native to most groups, French is used in formal education, legislature, all forms of media, [[Administration (law)|administration]] and commerce. Ewe is a language of wider communication in the south. [[Tem language|Tem]] functions to a limited extent as a trade language in some northern towns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/TG|title=Togo|website=Ethnologue.com|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417113622/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/TG|url-status=live}}</ref> Officially, Ewe and Kabiye are "national languages", which in the Togolese context means languages that are promoted in formal education and used in the media. Others are Gen, Aja, Moba, Ntcham, and Ife. In joining the Commonwealth, the Togolese government has anticipated opportunities for Togolese citizens to learn English.<ref name=":2" />