Tem language
E916961
Tem is a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily in Togo and neighboring West African countries.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kotokoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kotokoli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Temba ⓘ |
| belongsToPhylum | Atlantic-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tem people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEthnonym | Temba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonantSystem | rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Kotokoli dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | temm1240 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Tem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | other Gur languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 98-AAA-bf ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersInDiaspora |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional language ⓘ |
| hasTonalSystem | tonal language ⓘ |
| hasVowelSystem | advanced tongue root contrast ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | kdh ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Muslim communities in Togo ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Gur linguistics research ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Gur ⓘ |
| macroFamily | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Dagbani language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabiye language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Togo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Gur languages ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
community life in northern Togo
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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