Tem

Mia Sogoba 11 December 2018

Categories: Ethnicities

The Tem are an Gur-speaking ethnic group of Togo, but can also be found in Benin and Ghana.

Synonyms:

Chaucho, Cotocoli, Cotokol, Kiamba, Kotokoli, Kotokol, Temba, Timn, Tim, Timu

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