Kasem

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Centre-Ouest region, Sissili province; Centre-Sud region: Nahouri province, Guiaro, Po, and Tiébélé towns.

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Ghana

Language NameKasem

User Population

149,000 in Ghana (2013 UNSD), increasing.

Location

Upper East region: Navrongo town area; Upper West region: Sissala East and West districts.

Alternate Names

Kasena, Kassena, Kassene

Dialects

Nunuma, Lela, Kasem, Fere.

Language Status

4 (Educational). Recognized language (1951, Laws of the Gold Coast, Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 44).

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary and secondary schools through grade 3 and as subject thereafter.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.