Tem language

E916961

Tem is a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily in Togo and neighboring West African countries.

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Tem language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur language
Niger-Congo language
language
alternativeName Kotokoli
Kotokoli language
Temba
belongsToPhylum Atlantic-Congo languages
ethnicGroup Tem people
linked to: Tem
family Niger-Congo language family
hasAlternativeEthnonym Temba people
hasConsonantSystem rich consonant inventory
hasDialects Kotokoli dialects
hasGlottocode temm1240
hasGlottologName Tem
hasLexicalSimilarityWith other Gur languages
hasLinguasphereCode 98-AAA-bf
hasMorphologyType agglutinative language
hasSpeakersInDiaspora Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Nigeria
hasStatus regional language
hasTonalSystem tonal language
hasVowelSystem advanced tongue root contrast
hasWordOrder SVO
isMinorityLanguageIn Benin
Ghana
Togo
ISO639-3 kdh
isSpokenBy Muslim communities in Togo
isSubjectOf Gur linguistics research
languageFamilyBranch Gur
macroFamily Niger-Congo
neighboringLanguages Dagbani language
Ewe language
linked to: Ewe

Kabiye language
region Central Togo
Northern Togo
spokenIn Benin
Ghana
Togo
West Africa
subfamilyOf Gur languages
usedFor oral communication
usedIn community life in northern Togo
local trade
traditional religion
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Kabye language closelyRelatedTo Tem language