Likpe dialect
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The Likpe dialect is a variety of the Siwu language spoken by the Likpe people in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of Siwu language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Likpe Siwu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siwu (Likpe variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Togo Remnant languages (areal group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Akpafu dialect of Siwu ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Likpe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonantInventory | rich consonant system including labiovelars ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | akp ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | tonal ⓘ |
| hasToneFunction | grammatical tone ⓘ |
| hasToneFunction | lexical tone ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ghana–Togo border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Siwu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Oti-Volta area of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Likpe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volta Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | marker of Likpe ethnic identity ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication in Likpe communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Likpe traditional cultural practices
ⓘ
oral literature of Likpe people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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