Bissa language
Not to be confused with Bisa language (Zambia).
| Bissa | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burkina Faso, Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Bissa people |
Native speakers | 590,000 (1999–2003)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
bib |
| Glottolog |
biss1248[2] |
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Majority areas of northern dialects of Bissa, in dark blue, on a map of Burkina Faso. | |
Bissa (Bisa) is a Mande language that is spoken by the Bissa people of Burkina Faso, Ghana and (marginally) Togo. Its dialects are Barka, Lebir and Lere.
Comparison of dialects
| Phrase | Lere | Barka | Zeba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good morning | Domireh ki | Idomleki | |
| come | bur | iahh | Eyaham |
| water | pi | hi | |
| food | forbile | hobile |
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
References
- ↑ Bissa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bissa". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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