Lelemi language

E156663

The Lelemi language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Lelemi people in eastern Ghana.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lelemi language canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
country Ghana
countryOfficialLanguageOf none
ethnicGroup Lelemi people
family Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo
glottologCode lele1262
glottologName Lelemi
hasAlternativeName Buem
Lefana
Lefana (Lelemi)
hasNeighbouringLanguage Akan language
Ewe
surface form: Ewe language

Guan languages
ISO639-3 lef
languageStatus living language
macroFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
surface form: Atlantic–Congo
primaryUse cultural practices
everyday communication
local trade
region Volta Region
spokenIn Ghana
spokenInRegion eastern Ghana
subfamily Kwa
usedBy Lelemi people
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kwa languages hasSubgroup Lelemi language
Siwu language neighboringLanguages Lelemi language