Sisaala language
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The Sisaala language is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Sisaala people in northern Ghana and parts of Burkina Faso.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sisaala language canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ Sisaala language dialect ⓘ Sisaala language dialect ⓘ Sisaala language dialect ⓘ Sisaala language dialect ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| branch | Gur ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Sissala
ⓘ
surface form:
Sisaala
|
| family | Gur languages ⓘ |
| glottologCode | sisa1247 ⓘ |
| glottologName |
Sissala
ⓘ
surface form:
Sisaala
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Sissala
ⓘ
surface form:
Sisala
Sissala ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Paasaal
ⓘ
Sisaali ⓘ Tumulung Sisaala ⓘ Western Sisaala ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code |
sig
ⓘ
sil ⓘ sld ⓘ ssl ⓘ ssl ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| macroArea | West Africa ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| region |
Upper West Region of Ghana
ⓘ
northern Ghana ⓘ northwestern Ghana ⓘ southwestern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Sisaala people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Gur languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.