▁X w la ▁( West ern ) ▁( also ▁W ud u ?) ▁ ▁N aming ▁The ▁dialect ▁continu um ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁called ▁' E we ' ▁by ▁West ermann , ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁writer ▁on ▁the ▁cluster , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁' Standard ▁E we ' ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁written ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁language . ▁Other ▁writers ▁have ▁called ▁the ▁G be ▁languages ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁' A ja ', ▁after ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁A ja - T ado ▁area ▁in ▁Ben in . ▁However , ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁single ▁language ' s ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁language ▁cluster ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁not ▁acceptable ▁to ▁all ▁speak ers ▁but ▁also ▁rather ▁confusing . ▁Since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁working ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁L anguages ▁Congress ▁at ▁Cot on ou ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁H . ▁B . ▁Cap o ' s ▁name ▁suggestion ▁has ▁been ▁generally ▁accepted : ▁ ▁' G be , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁' language / dia lect ' ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁languages . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁K etu , ▁settlement ▁in ▁present - day ▁Ben in ▁Republic ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁D ah ome y ), ▁might ▁be ▁an ▁appropriate ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁G be - spe aking ▁pe op les . ▁E we ▁trad itions ▁refer ▁to ▁K etu ▁as ▁Am ed z of e