Busa language (Mande)

Busa^[2]
Busa
Person	Busa
People	Busano
Language	Bisã

Busa
Busa
Bisã
Native to	Nigeria, Benin
Ethnicity	Bissa people
Native speakers	110,000 (2012)
Language family	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; boko1267 Bokobaru

Busa, or Bisã, is the Mande language of the former Borgu Emirate in northwestern Nigeria and northern Benin. It is called Busanci in Hausa, and has also been called Zugweya.

^ Busa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Busa-Bokobaru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[e18-1] Busa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Busa-Bokobaru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[BlenchAtlas4-2] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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