Lelemi

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
lef
Alternate Names
Buem, Lɛfana, Lafana, Lefana
Autonym
Lɛlɛmi
User Population

72,000 (2017 J. Leclerc), increasing.

Location

Volta region: Jasikan district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi, Lelemi-Akpafu
Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Akan [aka].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Literature. Grammar. Bible: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lelemi
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1989.

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.