Tem language
Tem (Temba), or Kotokoli (Cotocoli), is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, and Benin. It is used by neighboring peoples. In Ghana the Kotokoli people comes from a northern part of the Volta Region a town called Kuoe. Kuoe shares boarder with Togo with a small river which is called the Kuoe river separating it from Togo.
| Tem | |
|---|---|
| Kotokoli | |
| Region | Togo, Ghana, Benin |
| Ethnicity | Tem people |
Native speakers | 290,000 in Togo and Benin (2001–2012)[1] ca. 50,000 in Ghana (1987–1993)[2] |
| Latin (Tem alphabet) Tem Braille | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kdh |
| Glottolog | temm1241 |
Writing System
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| Uppercase | A | B | C | D | Ɖ | E | Ɛ | F | G | Gb | H | I | Ɩ | J | K | Kp | L | M | N | Ny | Ŋ | Ŋm | O | Ɔ | P | R | S | T | U | Ʊ | V | W | Y | Z |
| Lowercase | a | b | c | d | ɖ | e | ɛ | f | g | gb | h | i | ɩ | j | k | kp | l | m | n | ny | ŋ | ŋm | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | ʊ | v | w | y | z |
High tone is indicated by an acute accent: á é ɛ́ í ɩ́ ó ɔ́ ú ʊ́, no accent indicates low tone. Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter: aa ee ɛɛ ii ɩɩ oo ɔɔ uu ʊʊ, both are accented id the tone is high: (áá etc.), only the first is accented if the tone is descending (áa), only the second is accented if the tone is ascending (aá).
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