Kasena or Kassena (Kasem or Kassem) is the language of the Kassena ethnic group and is a Gur language spoken in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana and in Burkina Faso.

[2] Lexical AA„I“ÁÁ„You (PL)“Grammatical WuWuNegationWúWúFuturAn independent 30-letter alphabet called the Goulsse alphabet (from gʋlse, “writing” in Mooré) was devised by Burkinabé app developer Wenitte Apiou, Babaguioue Micareme Akouabou and Kassem linguist Fernand Ki in summer of 2021 based on the geometrical patterns found in Kassena architecture.

The alphabet is also planned to be applicable for the related Mooré language as well.

Ba3PLsoelikedaanɪ.each.otherBa soe daanɪ.3PL like each.other„They like each other.“[2]Reflexivity is expressed by a personal pronoun to which either tɪtɪ or katɪ ('-self')is added.

AdaAdadiimyesterdaytoŋe.work.PFVAda diim toŋe.Ada yesterday work.PFV„Ada worked yesterday.“[4] This article about Gur languages is a stub.