Dictionnaire Kassem

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This dictionary allows you to discover the Kassem language. By clicking on the “search” button (the small magnifying glass at the top right), a window opens and you can type words in Kassem, French or English. Type "search" and a new window will display the results.

This dictionary contains more than 6,000 Kassem words and expressions translated into French and often illuminated by illustrative sentences. In general, we have retained the speech of Tiébélé as the reference speech of kassem. There are cases where we have added dialect variants, but we could not account for all variants. Obviously, the kassem still has many words that are not included in this document.

This dictionary can be useful for several purposes:

It can help the Kassena to write their mother tongue.

It will serve teachers and literacy workers as a reference lexicon.

It can help you discover Kassem words: for example 250 animal names and about 180 plant names, and even words that are in danger of disappearing.

It can help you discover the Kassena culture.

“A dictionary is the life of a people put in alphabetical order. »

An online version of this same dictionary with 5000 audio files can be found on the following Site:

https://www.webonary.org/kassem-bf/

Kassem books can be downloaded from the following website:

https://www.kassena.org/fr/accueil-sur-le-kassem-site

A version of this same dictionary to install on your Windows computer with approximately 5000 audio files is to be downloaded from the website:

https://www.kassena.org/en/dictionary-kasem-french-english/dictionary-kasem-french-english-0

Various kassem apps to download for free on your Android smartphone or tablet can be found on Google Play Store. For example: Kassem Tales, Kassem Proverbs, Kassem AIDS, Kassem Bible, etc.

Introduction

To search an item, just click on the small search icon on the top right and a search window will appear. Type the word (in Kasem, French or English) you are looking for into the search field and click “search”. A new window with the search results will open and you can find your dictionary entry.

The present dictionary contains more than 6'000 entries which we have partly translated into English. As a general rule, we have written the standard dialect of Tiébélé. Sometimes, however, we have added some dialect variants where it was relevant. Of course this dictionary contains only a fraction of the existing Kasem vocabulary.

This dictionary's scope is to:

Help the Kasem speakers to correctly write their language.

This dictionary can help the literacy teachers to have a standard of reference or spelling guide.

This dictionary can help you to discover words and concepts in Kasem. For example, it lists over 250 animal names, about 180 names for plants, and even some words that are in danger to disappear in our modern world.

This dictionary can help you discover the Kasena culture. Somebody has said the following:

"A dictionary represents the life of a people group put in alphabetical order."

This dictionary can help Kasena individuals to learn some French or English.