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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Ghana > Sisaala, Western

Sisaala, Western

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3ssl

Population  30,000 (2003 GILLBT).
Region  North central, Lambusie area.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 67
Alternate names   Busillu Sisala, Hissala, Issala, Sisai
Dialects  Similar to Sissala [sld] of Burkina Faso.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Language development  Bible portions: 1978.
Comments  Traditional religion, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Blass, Regina. 1983. "A note on double negation marking in Sissala."

Blass, Regina. 1986. "Cohesion, coherence, and relevance."

Vernacular Publications

Ha chɛɛri wajia ari suŋsoguloo doŋsuŋ. [1981].

La gunnɛ foli. 1985.