Kusaal language

Kusaal is a Gur language spoken primarily in northern eastern Ghana, and Burkina Faso. It is spoken by about 121,000 people and takes its name from the Kusaal people, or Kusasi. There is a distinctive dialect division between Agole, to the East of the Volta River, and Toende, to the West. Agole has more speakers. The 6-district capital; Bawku West with Zebilla as capital (mainly inhabited by the speakers of Atoende Kusaal) and the rest; Binduri, Bawku, Tempane, Garu and Pusiga districts mostly Agole dialect speakers. The complete Bible translation is in the Agole dialect.

Kusaal
Kʋsaal
RegionGhana, Burkina Faso, Togo
EthnicityKusaasi
Native speakers
121,000 (2021 census)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3kus
Glottologkusa1250
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