Lelemi | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: lef
Alternate Names: Buem, Lɛfana, Lafana, Lefana
Autonym: Lɛlɛmi
Population: 72,000 (2017 J. Leclerc), increasing.
Location:: Volta region: Jasikan district.
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.

Location: Volta region: Jasikan district.