Sisaala language
| Sisaala | |
|---|---|
| Sissala | |
| Region | Ghana, Burkina |
Native speakers | (180,000 cited 1991–2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ssl – Western Sisaalasil – Tumulung Sisaalasld – Burkina Sissalasig – Paasaal |
| Glottolog | sisa1248 |
Sisaala (Sissala) is a Gur language cluster spoken in Ghana near the town of Tumu[2] and in the neighbouring republic of Burkina Faso. Western Sisaala is intermediate between Burkina and Tumulung Sisaala.
Paasaal is similar and also called (Southern) Sisaala.
References
- ^ Western Sisaala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tumulung Sisaala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Burkina Sissala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Paasaal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Edited by M.E.Kropp Dakubu, The Languages of Ghana, Kegan Paul International, 1988.
- Sisaala–English English–Sisaala Dictionary (1975). Ghana Institute of Linguistics, 231 pp. ISBN 9964-92-298-1. [Western Sisaala]
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