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Sisala

Kasem · Sisaala / Upper West (Tumu) and Burkina Faso — not Kasem · People / Ethnic Group

The Sisaala (Sisala) are a Gur-speaking people of northern Ghana and Burkina Faso, centred on Tumu in the Upper West Region. The name also covers their language, which has several varieties.

The Sisala and the Kasena have a traditional joking relationship.

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