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Sisaala
Sisaala (''Sissala'') is a Gur languages, Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of Tumu, Ghana, TumuEdited by M.E.Kropp Dakubu, ''The Languages of Ghana'', Kegan Paul International, 1988. and in the neighbouring republic of Burkina Faso. Western Sisaala is intermediate between Sisaali and Tumulung Sisaala. Paasaal language, Paasaal is similar and also called (Southern) Sisaala. Distribution Sisaala is spoken by the Sissala. The Sisaala in Ghana live in the Northern Region, Ghana, 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 Tumulung Sisaala, which is also known as Eastern Sisaala, is spoken East of Tumu, Ghana, Tumu in the Upper West region and Builsa District, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |