Paasaal

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Funsile, Pasaale, Pasaale Sisaala, Southern Sisaala
Population

36,000 (2003 GILLBT), increasing.

Location

Upper West Region, south of Tumu, 105 km east of Wa. About 18 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Dialects

Gilbagala, Pasaali. The Gilbagala more similar to Paasaal than to Tumulung Sisaala [sil]. The dialect in Funsi Kundogo is predominant among the Paasaal villages.

Typology

SVO; prepositions; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word initial; word order distinguishes object; ergativity; CV, CVC, CVV; tonal

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Wali [wlx], Tumulung Sisaala [sil], Hausa [hau], or English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–2%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. About 50% of children begin school; 10%–20% complete junior secondary school. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Paasaal
Writing
Latin script, used since 1995.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.