Kusaal language

Kusaal
Kusaal
Kʋsaal
Region	Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo
Ethnicity	Kusaasi
Native speakers	121,000 (2021 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Kusaal; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kus
Glottolog	kusa1250
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The Distribution of Kusaal Speakers.

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.

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