Kasem language
E267646
Kasem is a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso and Ghana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kasem language canonical | 2 |
| Kassena language | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kasena
ⓘ
Kassem ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Farefare language
ⓘ
Moore language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kasena people ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Gur
ⓘ
Proto-Niger–Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Niger-Congo
|
| hasDialects |
regional varieties in Burkina Faso
ⓘ
regional varieties in Ghana ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | xsm ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Central Gur ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo language family
|
| linguisticTypology |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| subfamily | Oti–Volta languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian religious practice in some communities
ⓘ
local education in some areas ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kassena language