Lelemi language

Lelemi
Lefana
Native to	Ghana
Region	Jasikan
Ethnicity	Buem
Native speakers	49,000 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Na-Togo Lelemi languages Lelemi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`lef`
Glottolog	`lele1264`^[2]

Lelemi or Lefana (Lε-lεmi, Lε-fana) is spoken by the Buem people in the mountainous Volta Region of Ghana. It belongs to the geographic group of Ghana Togo Mountain languages (traditionally called the Togorestsprachen or Togo Remnant languages) of the Kwa branch of Niger–Congo.

References

↑ Lelemi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Lelemi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Languages of Ghana

Official language

English

Creole languages

Ghanaian Pidgin English

Government-sponsored

Indigenous languages

Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mossi Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe

Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu

Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon

Others	Gbe Hausa Mpur Nafaanra Yoruba

Sign languages

Kwa languages

Potou–Tano

Central Tano	Ahanta Akan Abron Fanti Twi Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira-Pepesa Nzema Sefwi

Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo

Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato

Ghana–Togo

Na-Togo	Adele Basila Lelemi Likpe Logba Santrokofi Siwu

Ka-Togo	Ahlo Akebu Animere Avatime Bowili Kposo Nyangbo-Tafi

Ga–Dangme

Ga
Adangme

Lagoon

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