Tem language

Tem
Kotokoli
Region Togo, Ghana, Benin
Ethnicity Tem people
Native speakers
290,000 in Togo and Benin (2001–2012)[1]
ca. 50,000 in Ghana (1987–1993)[2]
Latin (Tem alphabet)
Tem Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kdh
Glottolog temm1241[3]

Tem (Temba), or Kotokoli (Cotocoli), is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, and Benin. It is used by neighboring peoples.

References

  1. Tem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Tem at Ethnologue (13th ed., 1996).
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Tem". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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