Alternate Names: Kusaasi, Kusale, Kusasi
Dialects: Agole (Angole, Eastern Kusaal), Toende (Western Kusaal). Further investigation of the Toende dialect in Burkina Faso is needed. Possible marginal intelligibility with Eastern (Angole) Kusaal. Many claim to be able to understand the related languages: Mòoré ,, Dagbani ,, Mampruli ,, and Farefare ,. Kusaal is a member of the Mòoré-Dagbani subgroup.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 420,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL), increasing. 350,000 Agole, 70,000 Toende. Population total all countries: 438,200.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Hausa [hau].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1996.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ghana
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.