Western Sisaala
E916963
Western Sisaala is a dialect of the Sisaala language spoken by the Sisaala people in parts of West Africa, particularly in northern Ghana and neighboring areas.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sisaala language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sisaala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Sisaali (Western variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | west2500 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Western Sisaala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | ssl ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType |
SVO basic word order (subject–verb–object)
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | rural communities in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Ghana ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isDialectsOf | Sisaala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Sisaala varieties (to a degree) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Northern Gur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Sisaala language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper West Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Sisaala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sisaala Pasaale NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumulung Sisaala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Sisaala people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ghana
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication among Sisaala people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local education and literacy programs (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
local religious activities ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.