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Sisaala language

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Region
  
Ghana, Burkina

Glottolog
  
sisa1248

Native speakers
  
(180,000 cited 1991–2003)

Language family
  
Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoGurSouthernGurunsiWesternSisaala

ISO 639-3
  
Variously:ssl – Western Sisaalasil – Tumulung Sisaalasld – Burkina Sissalasig – Paasaal

Sisaala (Sissala) is a Gur language cluster spoken in Ghana near the town of Tumu 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

Sisaala language Wikipedia


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