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Kusaal

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3: kus

Population	420,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL), increasing. 350,000 Angole, 70,000 Toende. Population total all countries: 437,000.
Region	Northeast corner, Bawku District. Also in Burkina Faso.
Language map	Ghana, reference number 40
Alternate names	Kusale, Kusasi
Dialects	Angole (Eastern Kusaal), Toende (Western Kusaal). Further investigation of the Toende dialect in Burkina Faso is needed. Possible marginal intelligibility with Eastern (Angole) Kusaal. Many claim to be able to understand the related languages: Mòoré [mos], Dagbani [dag], Mampruli [maw], Farefare [gur]. Kusaal is a member of the Mòoré-Dagbani subgroup.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Southeast, Kusaal
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Hausa [hau].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The people are called ‘Kusasi’. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Burkina Faso

Language name	Kusaal
Population	17,000 in Burkina Faso (1998 SIL).
Region	South central, Nahouiri, Boulgou provinces, villages south of Zabré.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 27
Alternate names	Koussassé, Kusale, Kusasi
Dialects	Toende (Western Kusaal).
Language use	All ages.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BERTHELETTE, John, author. 2001. "Sociolinguistic survey report for the Kusaal language."  

SPRATT, David H., compiler. 1974. A short Kusaal - English dictionary.

SPRATT, David H.; SPRATT, Nancy, authors. 1968. Collected field reports on the phonology of Kusal.

SPRATT, David H.; SPRATT, Nancy, authors. 1972. Kusal syntax.

SPRATT, Nancy, author. 1972. An introduction to learning Kusaal.

Vernacular Publications

A teacher’s guide to the use of the Kusaal primer series, Karim Kusaal 1, 2. 1975.

Karim Kusaal 1, 2. 1974.

Kel ka ti karim kusaal, buku 1. 1987.

Kel ka ti karim kusaal, gbauŋ ayi. 1990.

Kel ka ti karim nasaal gbaung 1. 1992.

Kel ka ti karim Nasaal, gbaung 1. 2004.

Kusaal solima. 1974.

Kusaas yir nɛ kuob yela gbauŋ. 1997.

Ligidi a paŋ. 1996.

Tuuma la la. 1996.

Yir nɛ kuob yela gbauŋ. 1980.