The
Volta–Niger family of languages, also known as
West Benue–Congo or
East Kwa, is one of the branches of the
Niger–Congo language family, with perhaps 50 million speakers. Among these are the most important languages of southern
Nigeria,
Benin,
Togo, and southeast
Ghana:
Yoruba,
Igbo,
Bini,
Fon, and
Ewe.