Introduction

This dictionary Kasem - French -English is the fruit of many years of collaboration between Awɛ and Kawɛ (Urs et Idda Niggli, SIL Burkina Faso) and the Translation Committee (COKA) for the Bible into Kasem language in Tiébélé and Pô. Heartfelt thanks goes to Mr Aguipoa Luc, Mr Ade Paul and Mr Robert Akwabou for their valuable contribution towards the creation of this dictionary. The Kasem language is spoken by about 120'000 people in Burkina Faso and about by the same number of people in Ghana.

Map to situate some Kasem speaking towns and villages:

kasem speaking towns3

The Kasena are surrounded by other language groups:

pays kassena voisins