Bisa

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A language of Burkina Faso

Centre-Est region: Boulgou, Koulpelogo, and Kouritenga provinces; Centre-Sud region: Bazega province; Zoundweogo province, Garango, Gomboussougou, Tenkodogo, and Zabré cities; Plateau-Central region: Ganzourgou province, Boudry department.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Language NameBisa

User Population

127,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Traditional religion.

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Ghana

Language NameBisa

User Population

243,000 in Ghana (2017 J. Leclerc).

Location

Upper East region: Bawku Municipal district.

Alternate Names

Bissa, Busansi

Dialects

Lebir (Western Bisa), Baraka (Eastern Bisa).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use Mòoré [mos]. Used as L2 by Mampruli [maw].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 7%.

Other Comments

Not the same as Busa [bqp] of Nigeria. Traditional religion, Muslim.

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Togo

Language NameBissa

User Population

6,000 in Togo (2019).

Location

Savanes region: Kpendjal prefecture, Burkina Faso border.

Alternate Names

Bisa

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Mòoré [mos].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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