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Lelemi language

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Lelemi
Lefana
Native toGhana
RegionJasikan
EthnicityBuem
Native speakers
72,000 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lef
Glottologlele1264

Lelemi or Lefana (Lε-lεmi, Lε-fana) is spoken by the Buem people in the mountainous Volta Region of Ghana. It belongs to the geographic group of Ghana Togo Mountain languages (traditionally called the Togorestsprachen or Togo Remnant languages) of the Kwa branch of Niger–Congo.

References

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  1. ^ Lelemi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon