Ethnologue

Sissala

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Isala, Sisaali, Sɩsaala

Autonym

Sɩ́ssalɩ́

Population

13,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Centre-Ouest region: Sissili province between Léo and Hamale, 30 villages; Sud-Ouest region: Ioba province, Niego and Ouessa departments.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

All one dialect in Burkina Faso. Distinct from Sisaala languages in Ghana, although reportedly most similar to Western Sisaala [ssl].

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1999.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.