Kasena

E916967

Kasena is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Kasena people in northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso.

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Label Occurrences
Kasena canonical 5

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur language
natural language
alternativeName Kasem
Kassem
Kassena
belongsToMacroArea Africa
closelyRelatedTo Farefare
Nankani
countryOfficialContext Burkina Faso
Ghana
hasDomainUsage local radio broadcasting
religious activities
traditional ceremonies
hasEthnicPopulation Kasena ethnic group
linked to: Kasena people
hasGlottocode kase1253
hasGlottologName Kasem
hasISO6393Code xsm
hasLanguageBranch Oti–Volta
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
Upper East Region of Ghana
hasScriptUsage Latin-based orthography in Burkina Faso
Latin-based orthography in Ghana
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
languageOf Kasena people
partOfLanguageFamily Niger–Congo language family
spokenIn Burkina Faso
Ghana
spokenInRegion northern Ghana
southern Burkina Faso
spokenPrimarilyBy Kasena people
subfamilyOf Gur languages
Northern Gur languages
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
oral tradition
usedInEducationLevel non-formal education

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