Kulungugu is a small town in the Upper East Region of Ghana and a minor entry point at the border of Burkina Faso and the Pusiga District of Ghana.

The founder of Kulungungu was a Bissa man who became the first chief of the town.

Relatives and friends from elsewhere who would look for him, were told "to look out for the crooked Shea nut tree; once you see that tree, you will surely find his house, because his house is not far from there" In Bissa, Shea nut is "kur" while the word Crooked is translated as "gunghu".

Thus, "crooked Shea nut tree" in Bissa, is translated as "kur gunghu".

The tree is no longer there, but people can point at the exact location back in the town.