Dialects: Kassadou Lele (South Lele), Kounte Lele (Central Lele), Tangalto Lele (East Lele), Yombiro Lele (North Lele). Kassadou cannot understand Tangalto. Lexical similarity: 55% with Eastern Maninkakan , and Mogofin ,, 73% with Kuranko , of Sierra Leone.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 23,000 (1998 B. Willits). 12,000 in Kissidougou Prefecture and 11,000 in Guekedou.
Language Use: Positive attitudes.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Guinea
Other Comments: Muslim.