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A language of Togo

ISO 639-3
kdh
Alternate Names
Cotocoli, Kotokoli, Temba, Tim, Timu
Autonym
Tem
User Population

234,000 in Togo (Gblem-Poidi and Kantchoa 2012). Total users in all countries: 390,200.

Location

Centrale region: Sotouboua and Tchaoudjo prefectures, Bafilo, Sokode, and Sotouboua; Kara region: Assoli and Bassar prefectures; Plateaux region: north Agou prefecture near Badou.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Language Use

Vigorous. Home, neighborhood, market, work. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra]. Also use Standard Arabic [arb], at mosque. Used as L2 by Akaselem [aks], Anii [blo], Bago-Kusuntu [bqg], Ginyanga [ayg], Igo [ahl], Kabiyè [kbp], Kpessi [kef], Lama [las], Lukpa [dop], Northern Nago [xkb], Ntcham [bud].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tem
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.

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