Sisaala (Sissala) is a Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of Tumu[2] and in the neighbouring republic of Burkina Faso. Western Sisaala is intermediate between Sisaali and Tumulung Sisaala.
Burkina Faso’s Sissili Province is named after the Sissala people.
Dialectsedit
Tumulung Sisaala, which is also known as Eastern Sisaala, is spoken East of Tumu in the Upper West region and Builsa in the Upper East Region. Its name derives from the city of Tumu, which is the traditional capital of the Sisaala people.
Western Sisaala, which is also known as Lambishi Sisaala, is spoken in Tumu in the upper west Region and Gonja in the Northern Region.
Paasaal, which is also known as Pasaale/Southern Sisaala, is spoken between Lambussie and Tumu in the Upper West Region.
Burkina Sisaala, which is also known as Sisaali or Northern Sisaala, is spoken in the Burkinabe Provinces of Sissili and Ioba.
Referencesedit
^Western Sisaala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tumulung Sisaala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Sisaali 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. ISBN9964-92-298-1. [Western Sisaala]
External linksedit
A grammatical sketch of Isaalo (Western Sisaala)
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sisaala, language, sisaala, sissala, language, cluster, spoken, northern, ghana, near, town, tumu, neighbouring, republic, burkina, faso, western, sisaala, intermediate, between, sisaali, tumulung, sisaala, sisaalasissalaregionghana, burkina, fasonative, speak. Sisaala Sissala is a Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of Tumu 2 and in the neighbouring republic of Burkina Faso Western Sisaala is intermediate between Sisaali and Tumulung Sisaala SisaalaSissalaRegionGhana Burkina FasoNative speakers 180 000 cited 1991 2003 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoGurSouthernGurunsiWesternSisaalaLanguage codesISO 639 3Variously a href https iso639 3 sil org code ssl class extiw title iso639 3 ssl ssl a Western Sisaala a href https iso639 3 sil org code sil class extiw title iso639 3 sil sil a Tumulung Sisaala a href https iso639 3 sil org code sld class extiw title iso639 3 sld sld a Sisaali a href https iso639 3 sil org code sig class extiw title iso639 3 sig sig a PaasaalGlottologsisa1248 Paasaal is similar and also called Southern Sisaala Contents 1 Distribution 2 Dialects 3 References 4 External linksDistribution edit nbsp Map showing the area Sisaala is spoken Sisaala is spoken by the Sissala The Sisaala in Ghana live in the Northern Region in the Upper East Region and in the Upper West Region Burkina Faso s Sissili Province is named after the Sissala people Dialects editTumulung Sisaala which is also known as Eastern Sisaala is spoken East of Tumu in the Upper West region and Builsa in the Upper East Region Its name derives from the city of Tumu which is the traditional capital of the Sisaala people Western Sisaala which is also known as Lambishi Sisaala is spoken in Tumu in the upper west Region and Gonja in the Northern Region Paasaal which is also known as Pasaale Southern Sisaala is spoken between Lambussie and Tumu in the Upper West Region Burkina Sisaala which is also known as Sisaali or Northern Sisaala is spoken in the Burkinabe Provinces of Sissili and Ioba References edit Western Sisaala at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Tumulung Sisaala at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Sisaali 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 External links editA grammatical sketch of Isaalo Western Sisaala nbsp This article about Gur languages is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sisaala language amp oldid 1172022655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
