Paasaal (language)
| Paasaal | ||
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Spoken in |
Ghana | |
| speaker | 36,000 (2003 GILLBT) | |
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| Official language in | a national language | |
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| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 |
nic (Niger-Congo languages) |
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| ISO 639-3 | ||
Paasaal (also Pasaale , Funsile , Süd-Sisaala , Pasaale Sisalla ) is the language of the Pasaal ethnic group in Ghana with no more than 36,000 speakers (2003 GILLBT ) in the Upper West Region , 80 km south of Tumu , 105 km east of Wa , in about 18 villages.
Recognized dialects are Gilbagala and Pasaali.
Gilbagala is closer to the Paasaal than to the tumult Sisaala.