Sekpele | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: lip
Alternate Names: Bosele, Likpe, Mu, Sekpelé
Autonym: Sɛkpɛlé
Population: 23,000 (Ameka 2007).
Location:: Volta region: north of Hohoe.
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.

Location: Volta region: north of Hohoe.