Likpe language

Kwa language spoken in Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Likpe or Sekpele (also Bosele, Mu) is spoken in the mountainous lower part of the Oti 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.

NativetoGhana
RegionOti Region, north of Hohoe
Native speakers
23,000 (2003)[1]
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Likpe
Sekpele
Sεkpεlé
Native toGhana
RegionOti Region, north of Hohoe
Native speakers
23,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lip
Glottologsekp1241
ELPSekpele
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PersonƆkpεlé
PeopleBakpεlé
LanguageSεkpεlé
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Likpe
PersonƆkpεlé
PeopleBakpεlé
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Phonology

Consonants

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  • /p/ and /g/ are rare.[2]
  • Clusters include Cl, Cw, and Cy.[2]

Vowels

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Oral vowels[2]
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Close iu
Close-mid eo
Open-mid ɛœɔ
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Tones

Likpe has three tones: high, low, and mid.[3]

Notes

References

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