Dendi language

Dendi is mainly spoken in Northern Benin, but also in other parts of Benin, and neighbouring countries. The Dendi people are the main group in the Departments of Alibori, Borgou, Donga, and Atakora. In Nigeria, the Dendi people are found in Bordering States (Kebbi, Kwara, Niger, and Sokoto), and in other parts of Nigeria. They are usually referred by the Hausa name Dendawa (which is also used for the Songhai people). == Phonology ==

Consonants • may also be heard as a tap . • is only a marginal phoneme. • may be heard as palatal when before front vowels. • may also be heard with in complementary distribution. Vowels ==Writing system==

The grave accent, the acute accent and the macron are used on vowels to indicate tones. ==References==