Lelemi

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Buem, Lafana, Lefana

Population

48,900 (2003), increasing.

Location

Southeast, Jasikan town.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Some also use Akan [aka].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Grammar. NT: 1995.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script, used since 1989.

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.