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Sissala

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: sld

Population	13,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Sissili Province, between Léo and Hamale. 30 villages.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 51
Alternate names	Sisaali
Dialects	All one dialect in Burkina Faso. A separate language from the Sisaala languages in Ghana, although most similar to Western Sisaala [ssl].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Language use	All ages.
Language development	NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BLASS, Regina, author. 1988. Discourse connectivity and constraints on relevance in Sissala.

BLASS, Regina, author. 1989. "Baa in Sissala—truth-conditonal or non—truth-conditonal particle?."

BLASS, Regina, author. 1989. "Grammaticalisation of interpretive use: The case of rɛ in Sissala."

BLASS, Regina, author. 1990. Relevance relations in discourse: a study with special reference to Sissala.

BLASS, Regina, author. 1993. Response to E. Lou Hohulin’s review of my Relevance relations in discourse: a study with special reference to Sissala.

HOHULIN, E. Lou, author. 1993. Review of: Relevance relations in discourse: a study with special reference to Sissala, by Regina Blass.

Vernacular Publications

A gunnɛ sɩsaalɩ karmɛ. 1991.

A gʋnnɛ sƖsaalƖ karmɛ kɛŋdeŋtuke. 1995.

A gʋnnɛ sɩsaalɩ karmɛ́ wɩɩsɛ kɛnɔ mɛ́. 1999.

A karmɛ sɩ́saalɩ́. 1986.

A karmɛ sɩ́saalɩ́. 1991.

A máŋsɛ́ sɩ́saalɩ́ karmɛ́ 1,2. 1986.

A parɛ zaadɛ. 1988.

A púl sɩ́ssalɩ́ karmɛ́. 1986.

Ɓaá sɛsɛ fʋʋ ɛrɛ́ rɛ́?. 1991.

Balla kɛnɔ. 1987.

Ɓɩdiile nɛsɛ. 1992.

Bɩŋcassa wɩ́ɛ́: ɛrɛ́ rɛ́ ɓaá váárɛ bɩŋcaasa nɩkanɩ́ jaa mɛ́. 2002.

Dalunne. 1987.

Giele kɛŋdeŋtuke. 1995.

Kɛŋdeŋtuke. 1986.

Mʋ́mʋ́rɩ́ mʋ́mʋ́rɩ́! ŋ kenó!. 1985.

Nyiwere wɩ́ɛ́. 1991.

Pʋŋsɛ kɛnɔ. 1992.

Sɩŋsʋɔla kɛnɔ. 1987.

Sɩsaala wɩɛ 1-3. 1989.

Sɩsaala zɩmɛ́ súúre kɛnɔ: teŋfɩ́ɛ́l Pár, Dɔɛ, Gɩr wɩ́ɛ́ ná Burkina Faso nɩ́ɛ́ há mɔhé rɩ́wɔ́ zɩ́ŋwɔ́ a tɩ́ŋwɔ́ Gielé. 2000.

Tɔ́ɔ́ tɛŋfɩ́ɛl rɩ́rʋ́ wér. 1991.

Wɩ́ɩ́ ná há sɩ́ kɛ́rɛ rɩ́ tɛŋlʋmɛ sɩ́ jaa zú. 1991.