Busa language (Mande)

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Busa
Bisã
Native to Nigeria
Native speakers
110,000 (2012)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern
      • Bisa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Busa languages
            • Busa–Boko
              • Busa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
bqp – Busa
bus – Busa-Bokobaru
Glottolog busa1253  (Busa)[2]
boko1267  (Bokobaru)[3]

Busa, or Bisã, is the Mande language of the former Bussa Emirate in Nigeria. It is called Busanchi in Hausa, and has also been called Zugweya.

References

  1. Busa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Busa-Bokobaru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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