Kusaal language
| Kusaal | |
|---|---|
| Kʋsaal | |
| Region | Ghana, Burkina Faso, |
| Ethnicity | Kusaasi |
Native speakers | 120 thousand (2021 census) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kus |
| Glottolog | kusa1250 |
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.