Kusaal
Kusaal is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo, by about 121 thousand people.
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Kusaal, or Kusaasi, 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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Words in Kusaal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nit* | |
| name | yu7ut* | |
| eye | nif* | |
| ear | tobut* | |
| nose | 5ot* | |
| tooth | 5in* | |
| tongue | zilim* | |
| hand | nu7uk* | |
| blood | zim* | |
| bone | kobut* | |
| skin | gboN* | |
| knee | d3m* | |
| breast | bi7sa* | |
| liver | sot* | |
| water | ku'om | |
| fire | b3g3m* | |
| sun | wintiN* | |
| star | warabil* | |
| stone | kug3ti* | |
| mountain | zot* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | vauk* | |
| night | yu7uN* | |
| dog | ba* | |
| fish | ziN* | |
| louse | kpiba* | |
| one | yon* | |
| two | yi* | |
| I | mam* | |
| you | f3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MampruliAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- DagbaniAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Northern DagaraAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- Wali (Ghana)Atlantic-Congo42% alike
- Central DagaareAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- Malba BiriforAtlantic-Congo37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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