The Yoruba region in Togo is called ATAKPAME. This is what his ancestors migrated to West Africa when the tribal war raged in the 177th century.

The majority of the IFE settlers migrated from Ija-oku in the former Dahomey to the Togo region and then established the City of Atapkame which all migrated from Ile-Sife.The Battle of Atakpamé was an Armed Confrontation between the Ashanti Empire and Neighboring Will Allies Under the Leadership of the Kingdom of Akyem Whoh who joined up with the oyo empire and the kingdom of dahomey in and around the Ashanti The original Yoruba language in Atakpame is EWE or IFE. Ewe is the original Yoruba dialect which is also spoken in neighboring Ghana. Ife Dialect of the original and independent Yoruba spoken by the majority of the native of Atakpame, who trace their origins to Ile-Sife.In terms of Tengara, Atakpame shared some similarities with Ibadan and Abeokuta. While the capital of Oyo and Ogun showed off Olumo and Oke Ibadan stone as a symbol of their ancestors.Atakpame, a residential city, which is about 160 kilometers from Lome, the capital of Togo, defines its origin by the seven mountains that surround it.Just like many other cities in Yorubaland, where myths are explored to track the roots of the people, the history of Atakpame is incomplete without referring to the mountains. According to some city elders, rocks play a supernatural role when the natives are involved in battles with other ethnic groups.This is how Atakpame also shares the similarity of topography and history with Idanre, Ondo State, a city famous for the large mountains and acrobatics that surround it.Ife Togo is widely used in Atakpame because people, who track their offspring to Ile-sife, are the dominant groups there.As a result of the embedded cross -cut owned by Ife Togo with France, females, and others understand Ife Togo Speaker in Atakpame – and vice versa.A Bachelor of Yoruba, Dr. Felix Fabunmi, notes that the language used by many people, such as Joruba, usually has a dialect that may be different from each other. Denisef Fantchede calls Yoruba’s attention around the world to continue to speak Joruba because our language represents us One of the popular Yoruba actresses from Togo is Liz Da Sliva, and also one of the popular Yoruba fothballers from Togo is Emmanuel Seyi Adebayor (Baba Tunde).By Denisef FantchedeDerived from Atakpame, Lome Togo, interviewed by Lasisi Akeem (Nigeria)

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