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Tem people

The Tém (also known as the Temba or Kotokoliare) an ethnic group of Togo, but also found in Benin and Ghana. There is reported to be about 417,000 of the Tém, with 339,000 in Togo, 60,000 in Ghana and 18,000 in Benin. They speak the Tem language.[1]

References

  1. ^ Baker, Colin; Jones, Sylvia Prys (1998). Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. Multilingual Matters. p. 368.  

Bibliography

  • Roger (Yaovi) Adjeoda, Ordre politique et rituels thérapeutiques chez les Tem du Togo, L’Harmattan, Paris ; Montréal ; Budapest, 2000, 293 p. (ISBN 2-7384-9760-8) (texte remanié d’une thèse soutenue à l’Université de Paris 8 en 1995)
  • Jean-Claude Barbier, L'histoire présente, exemple du royaume Kotokoli au Togo, Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire, Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, 1983, 72 p.
  • Mamah Fousseni, La culture traditionnelle et la littérature orale des Tem, Steiner, Stuttgart, 1984, 336 p. (ISBN 3515043837) (d’après une thèse à l’Université de Francfort-sur-le-Main, 1981)
  • Mamah Fousséni, Contes tem, Nouvelles Éditions Africaines, Lomé, 1988, 108 p. (ISBN 2723609553)
  • Suzanne Lallemand, Adoption et mariage : les Kotokoli du centre du Togo, L'Harmattan, 1994, 287 p. (ISBN 9782738426918)
  • Suzanne Lallemand, La mangeuse d'âmes, sorcellerie et famille en Afrique, L'Harmattan, 1988, 187 p.
  • Zakari Tchagbale, Suzanne Lallemand,Toi et le ciel, vous et la terre : contes paillards tem du Togo, Société d'études linguistiques et anthropologiques de France : Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, Paris, 1982, 235 p. (ISBN 285297066X)


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