Tem language


Tem, or Kotokoli, is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, and Benin. It is used by neighboring peoples.
In Ghana the Kotokoli people comes from a northern part of the Volta Region a town called Kuoe. Kuoe shares boarder with Togo with a small river which is called the Kuoe river separating it from Togo.

Writing System

High tone is indicated by an acute accent: á é ɛ́ í ɩ́ ó ɔ́ ú ʊ́, no accent indicates low tone.
Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter: aa ee ɛɛ ii ɩɩ oo ɔɔ uu ʊʊ, both are accented id the tone is high:, only the first is accented if the tone is descending, only the second is accented if the tone is ascending.