Kasem
Kasem is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
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Kasena or Kassena (Kasem or Kassem) is the language of the Kassena ethnic group and is a Gur language spoken in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana and in Burkina Faso.
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Written down
Ba loge nɔɔna maama se ba taa ye bedwe mo ba ŋwea de ba chega seini, ye fefeo teira kɔtaa. Wɛ pɛ ba swa de boboŋa mo se ba taa ye nubiu daane ye ba jege da ŋwaŋa.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Kasem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nonu* | |
| name | yidi* | |
| eye | yi* | |
| ear | zwE* | |
| nose | mumwE* | |
| tooth | y3li* | |
| tongue | dind3lim* | |
| hand | ja* | |
| blood | jana* | |
| bone | ku3* | |
| skin | tono* | |
| knee | nadoni* | |
| breast | yili* | |
| liver | CwE* | |
| water | na | |
| fire | mini* | |
| sun | wia* | |
| star | CilaCua* | |
| stone | kandwE* | |
| mountain | piu* | |
| tree | tio* | |
| leaf | vo* | |
| night | titi* | |
| dog | kukud3* | |
| fish | yoni* | |
| louse | yu3nu* | |
| one | kalu* | |
| two | le* | |
| I | amu* | |
| you | mu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LyéléAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- Northern NuniAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- Southern NuniAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- Sissala of Burkina FasoAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- TemAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- PhuieAtlantic-Congo17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kase1253 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xsm