Sisaala (''Sissala'') is a Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of 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 is similar and also called (Southern) Sisaala.

Distribution

Sisaala is spoken by the Sissala. The Sisaala in Ghana live in the Northern Region, in the

Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...

and in the

Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest set ...

. Burkina Faso’s

Sissili Province Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628 and in 2011 the population was 240,830, an increase of 13.3%. Its capital is Léo Léo is a proper noun in French, mean ...

is named after the Sissala people.

Dialects

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 Lambussie is a small town and is the capital of Lambussie Karni District, Lambussie Karni district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana.

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 Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628 and in 2011 the population was 240,830, an increase of 13.3%. Its capital is Léo. Education In 2011 the province had 194 p ...

and

Ioba Ioba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sud-Ouest Region. In 2019 the population was 265,876. The capital of Ioba is Dano. Departments Ioba is divided into 8 departments: * Dano *Dissin * Guéguéré *Koper * Niégo * O ...

References

* ''Sisaala–English English–Sisaala Dictionary'' (1975). Ghana Institute of Linguistics, 231 pp. . estern Sisaala

External links

A grammatical sketch of Isaalo (Western Sisaala)
Languages of Ghana Gurunsi languages {{gur-lang-stub