The Kusaal language has achieved an important milestone by becoming the eighth Ghanaian language to be officially recognised on Wikipedia.

This acknowledgement was approved on 10th March 2024 and went live on 24th April 2024  – a significant achievement for the Kusaal-speaking community in Ghana and beyond.

Kusaal is spoken mainly in the Upper East Region of Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and some parts of West Africa. It plays a crucial role in these communities by preserving traditions, passing down cultural heritage, and fostering a sense of belonging.

Kusaal has two dialects: Agole, spoken in eastern Ghana and Togo, and Toende, spoken in northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso. Kusaal is a tonal language.

For instance, in Kusaal, negating perfective and future aspects is achieved by using tone marking on preverbal particles. The particles pʊ/ku act as negative future morphemes. When these particles are expressed with a low tone, they mean “will not,” while a high tone indicates “did not.”

The approval of the Kusaal language on Wikipedia follows the recognition of the Dagbani, Gurene, and Dagaare languages, all belonging to the interconnected Mabia/Mole Dagbani language group. Kusaal now stands as the fourth Mabia Language and the eighth Ghanaian language on Wikipedia.