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(Redirected from Timu language)
West African language in Togo, Ghana and Benin
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.
The Chieftain is called the Wuro and is the overlord of the Koue lands, the Kotokoli people, at home and in diaspora. He name is Wuro Dauda Cheddere Brenae I. Some notable Kotokoli tribesmen include the National Youth Chief of Kotokoli, Wuro Alhaj Ismael Bameiyin, Wuro Alhaj Salifu Haruna of Madina, Sheikh Salis Shaban, Sheikh Muhammad Qassim Kpakpaturu of Jamasi, Mallam Abdul Muhaimin of Kumasi, the assembly member of Tunsuom Electoral area at Jamasi, Basharu Zakaria Kooli, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama, the former Black Stars goalkeeper Fatau Dauda, the former DCE of Fanteakwa district Abass Fuseini Sbaabe, Alhaj Great Anyass, and the list continues.
Kotokolis are Muslims, with a large base in Ahlul-Sunna wal Jamaa, Tijaniyya and Shia as well. Most mosques around Zongo communities have Tem Imams, Muazin/Ledeni, or tutors/Mallams, making them a notable tribe in the affairs of Islam.
Writing system
Alphabet
Uppercase
A
B
C
D
Ɖ
E
Ɛ
F
G
Gb
H
I
Ɩ
J
K
Kp
L
M
N
Ny
Ŋ
Ŋm
O
Ɔ
P
R
S
T
U
Ʊ
V
W
Y
Z
Lowercase
a
b
c
d
ɖ
e
ɛ
f
g
gb
h
i
ɩ
j
k
kp
l
m
n
ny
ŋ
ŋm
o
ɔ
p
r
s
t
u
ʊ
v
w
y
z
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 if the tone is high: (áá etc.), only the first is accented if the tone is descending (áa), only the second is accented if the tone is ascending (aá).
Benin