Alternate Names: Funsile, Pasaale, Pasaale Sisaala, Southern Sisaala
Dialects: Gilbagala, Pasaali. The dialect in Funsi Kundogo is predominant among the Paasaal villages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 36,000 (2003 GILLBT), increasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use English [eng], Hausa [hau], Tumulung Sisaala [sil], Wali [wlx].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–2%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. About 50% of children begin school; 10%–20% complete junior secondary school. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word initial; word order distinguishes object; ergativity; CV, CVC, CVV; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ghana
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.