Likpe dialect

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The Likpe dialect is a variety of the Siwu language spoken by the Likpe people in the Volta Region of Ghana.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Likpe dialect canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect ⓘ
variety of Siwu language ⓘ
alternateName Likpe Siwu ⓘ
Siwu (Likpe variety) ⓘ
linked to: Lolobi Siwu
belongsTo Togo Remnant languages (areal group) ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Akpafu dialect of Siwu ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
endangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
ethnicGroup Likpe people ⓘ
hasConsonantInventory rich consonant system including labiovelars ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code akp ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpeakers several thousand speakers ⓘ
hasPhonology tonal ⓘ
hasToneFunction grammatical tone ⓘ
hasToneFunction lexical tone ⓘ
hasWordOrder SVO ⓘ
languageFamily Kwa languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
locatedNear Ghana–Togo border ⓘ
partOf Siwu language ⓘ
region Oti-Volta area of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Oti Region of Ghana
spokenBy Likpe people ⓘ
spokenIn Ghana ⓘ
Volta Region ⓘ
usedAs marker of Likpe ethnic identity ⓘ
usedFor everyday communication in Likpe communities ⓘ
usedIn Likpe traditional cultural practices ⓘ
oral literature of Likpe people ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siwu language → hasDialects → Likpe dialect ⓘ