▁which ▁became ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Fon ▁people . ▁T ado ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁A ja ▁people ; ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁name ▁A ja - T ado ▁( Ad ja - T ado ) ▁is ▁frequently ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁their ▁language . ▁ ▁Other ▁pe op les ▁that ▁speak ▁G be ▁languages ▁today ▁are ▁the ▁Gen ▁people ▁( M ina , ▁Ge ) ▁around ▁A nex o , ▁who ▁are ▁probably ▁of ▁Ga ▁and ▁F ante ▁origin , ▁and ▁the ▁Ph la ▁and ▁Ph er á ▁pe op les , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁inter ming led ▁with ▁early ▁migr ants ▁from ▁T ado . ▁ ▁European ▁trad ers ▁and ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁slave ▁trade ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁G be ▁languages ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁only ▁Portuguese , ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Dan ish ▁trad ers ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁( rough ly ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 0 ). ▁The ▁trade ▁of ▁mostly ▁gold ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁goods ▁did ▁not ▁exercise ▁much ▁influence ▁on ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁No ▁need ▁was ▁felt ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁languages ▁and ▁cult ures ; ▁the ▁languages ▁generally ▁used ▁in ▁trade ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁were ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Dutch . ▁Some ▁loan words ▁remain ▁from ▁this ▁period , ▁for ▁example ▁at ra po e ▁' st airs ' ▁from ▁Dutch ▁trap ▁and ▁du ku ▁' (