Tem
Tem is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Benin, and Togo.
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Tem, or Kotokoli (Cotocoli), is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso. It is used by neighboring peoples.
In Ghana the Kotokoli people come from the northern part of the Volta Region, primarily Koue along the border with Togo.
Besides their traditional home in Koue, the Tem/Kotokoli people are scattered all over Ghanaian communities. They mainly live in Zongo settlements in Nima-Mamobi, Madina, Dodowa, Asaman, Jamasi, Aboaso, Mamponteng, Ahwiaa, Offinso Asamankama, Kokoti, Fanteakwa, Kinyako, Fianko, Ahmasu, Kejebi, Hohoe, Nkwanta, Kpassa, Karachi, Dambai and a host of others.
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Written down
Bánlʊrʊ́ʊ ɩrʊ́ báa weení na kezéńbíídi gɛ bɩka bɛdɛ́ɛ ɖɔɔzɩ́tɩ na yíkowá kɛgɛ́ɛ ɖéyí-ɖéyí gɛ. Bɔwɛná laakárɩ na ɩrʊ́tɩ bɩka bɩɩbɔ́ɔ́zɩ bɔcɔɔná ɖamá koobíre cɔwʊrɛ.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Tem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oro* | |
| name | yidE* | |
| eye | izir3* | |
| ear | niNgbamo* | |
| nose | numbo3* | |
| tooth | kala* | |
| tongue | oz3l3m3* | |
| hand | ndElE* | |
| blood | azima* | |
| bone | morE* | |
| skin | tonu* | |
| knee | d3ndE* | |
| breast | yilE* | |
| liver | forE* | |
| water | lim* | |
| fire | niNmini* | |
| sun | wEsi* | |
| star | welo* | |
| stone | bore* | |
| mountain | bo* | |
| tree | teo3* | |
| leaf | fau* | |
| night | nuvo* | |
| dog | fo* | |
| fish | tindi* | |
| louse | 5ozi* | |
| one | kadE* | |
| two | selE* | |
| I | mo* | |
| you | 5o* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · temm1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kdh