Bissa
Bissa is a Mande language spoken in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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Bissa or Bisa (endonym: Bɩsa) is the language of the Bissa people, a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana and the northernmost tip of Togo. It is a Mande language that is related to, but not the same as, a cluster of languages in the old Borgu Kingdom area of Northeast Benin and Northwest Nigeria, including Busa, Boko, and Kyenga. Alternate names for the Bissa are Busansi, which is used by the Mossi people and Kusasi people, or Busanga.
Bissa is one of the official languages of Burkina Faso alongside Mooré, Dyula, and Fula.
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Words in Bissa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | to* | |
| eye | mim* | |
| ear | tor* | |
| nose | min* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | nem* | |
| hand | wo* | |
| blood | ma* | |
| bone | ya* | |
| skin | ki* | |
| knee | kunkon* | |
| water | pí | |
| fire | se* | |
| sun | wunto* | |
| stone | gya* | |
| tree | go* | |
| night | gin* | |
| dog | gi* | |
| fish | zo* | |
| one | din* | |
| two | piya* | |
| I | mo* | |
| you | ibi* | |
| we | wo* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| see | yi* | |
| hear | ma* | |
| die | ga* | |
| come | bor* | |
| path | za* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ShangaMande38% alike
- KyengaMande38% alike
- MannMande34% alike
- Toura (Côte d'Ivoire)Mande34% alike
- Southern SamoMande32% alike
- Matya SamoMande31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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