Kasena
E916967
Kasena is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Kasena people in northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kasem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kassem NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Farefare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nankani ⓘ |
| countryOfficialContext |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomainUsage |
local radio broadcasting
ⓘ
religious activities ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasEthnicPopulation | Kasena ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | kase1253 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Kasem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | xsm ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch | Oti–Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus | regional language ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | other Oti–Volta languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
noun class remnants ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Centre-Nord Region of Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper East Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptUsage |
Latin-based orthography in Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Latin-based orthography in Ghana ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageOf | Kasena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLanguageFamily | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
northern Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyBy | Kasena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Gur languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Gur languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedInEducationLevel | non-formal education ⓘ |
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