KASEM (Ghana)
- Country
- Ghana
- Language code
- KAS
- Continent
- Africa
- Alternate language names
- KASENA, KASSENA, KASENE
- Dialect names
- NUNUMA, LELA, KASEM, FERE
- Genetic affiliation
- Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo,
Volta-Congo,
North,
Gur,
Central,
Southern,
Grusi,
Northern
- Primary country of language
- Burkina Faso
- Geographical region
- North central (Navrongo District)
- Population
- 80,000 in Ghana (1990 SIL); 100,000 in Burkina Faso (1990
SIL); 180,000 total (1990 SIL)
- New Testament printings
- 1988
- Printings of whole books of Bible
- 1948-1978
- Remarks
- The people are Kasena, the language Kasem. An official
literary language in Ghana. 5% literate
- Religion
- Traditional religion 70%, Christian 15%, secular 10%,
Muslim 5%
Part of the Ethnologue Database
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