Lele

A language of Guinea

ISO 639: llc
Population: 48,700 (2017 census).
Location:: Faranah and Nzérékoré regions: main centers are Kassadou, Tangalto, and Yombiro.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Mokole
Dialects: Yombiro Lele (North Lele), Tangalto Lele (East Lele), Kassadou Lele (South Lele), Kounte Lele (Central Lele). Kassadou cannot understand Tangalto. Lexical similarity: 55% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk] and Mogofin [mfg], 73% with Kuranko [knk] of Sierra Leone, 62% with Kuranko of Guinea.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Eastern Maninkakan [emk].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lele
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Faranah and Nzérékoré regions: main centers are Kassadou, Tangalto, and Yombiro.