Sekpele

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
lip
Alternate Names
Bosele, Likpe, Mu, Sekpelé
Autonym
Sɛkpɛlé
User Population

23,000 (Ameka 2007).

Location

Volta region: north of Hohoe.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Lelemi, Likpe-Santrokofi
Dialects

Sekwa, Sekpele.

Typology

Noun classes; agglutinative.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. All also use Éwé [ewe] (Ameka 2007). Also use Akan [aka].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Texts. NT: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sekpele
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2002.

Other Comments

Traditional religion.