Lelemi people
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The Lelemi people are an indigenous ethnic group of Ghana, primarily inhabiting the mountainous Buem area of the Oti/Volta regions, known for their distinct cultural traditions and the Lelemi (Buem) language.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOfLanguage | Buem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Volta basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Buem people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lelemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic | distinct cultural traditions ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Lelemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Buem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | yes ⓘ |
| language |
Buem language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lelemi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kwa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedInTerrainFeature | mountainous area ⓘ |
| nativeNameOfLanguage | Lelemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ghanaian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettlementType | rural communities ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous ethnic group of Ghana ⓘ |
| region |
Oti Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volta Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| traditionalArea | Buem area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguageFor |
cultural practices
ⓘ
daily communication ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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