Bissa language

Bissa
Region	Burkina Faso, Ghana
Ethnicity	Bissa people
Native speakers	590,000 (1999–2003)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Mande Eastern Bisa–Busa Bissa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bib
Glottolog	biss1248
Majority areas of northern dialects of Bissa, in dark blue, on a map of Burkina Faso.

Bissa (or Bisa (singular), Bisan, Bissanno (plural)), is the language spoken by the Bissa people, a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana, northwestern Nigeria, the northernmost tip of Togo and northern Benin. Alternate names for this language include Busansi which is used by the Mossi people or Busa which is used in Nigeria.

Its dialects are Barka, Lebir, Busa, and Lere.

Writing System[]

Comparison of dialects[]

Lere phrases[]

• Good morning: Domireh ki (Response: Domireh zain)
• Good afternoon: Sundareh ki (Response: Sundareh zain)
• Good evening/night: Yirbaa ki (Response: Yirbaa zain)
• Thank you: Barka
• Good: Minga
• Come: Bur
• Go: Ta
• You're welcome: An barka boi
• I love you: Moi wam

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