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Bissa people

Bissa
Total population
1.7 million[1][2][3][4]
Regions with significant populations
 Ghana1.1 million[2]
 Burkina Faso696.000[5]
 Togo3,356[4]
Languages
Bissa, French
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Mandé peoples

Bissa (or Bisa (singular), Bisan, Bissanno (plural)) is a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana and the northernmost tip of Togo. Their language, Bissa,[6] 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. An alternate name for the Bissa is Busansi or Busanga which is used by the Mossi people.

Daniel McFarland's Historical Dictionary of Upper Volta refers to them as "intrusive Mande who settled the area along the White Volta below Tenkodogo by 1300. Some live across the border in modern northern Ghana and Togo. According to some traditions, Rialle, progenitor of the Nakomse line of Mossi rulers was Busansi."[7]

They are known for their cultivation of peanuts. Traditionally, a Bissa man who wants to court a Bissa girl must work in her mother's peanut field, and be able to provide the girl with her own peanut field if they get married.[8][9]

The Bissa are divided in three language groups, that is the Barka, the Lebir and the Lere. They are further divided into several clans. Each clan has a name and an appellation normally called dedaa by the Bissa. The appellation is now used as a surname in Burkina Faso. Bissa make up 2/5th of the Burkina Faso population.

Some Bissa live in Ivory Coast.

  1. ^ "World Map - People Group Name: Bissa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "World Map - People Group Name: Bissa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28.
  3. ^ "World Map - People Group Name: Bissa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ a b "World Map - People Group Name: Bissa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28.
  5. ^ "Joshua Project Group Name: Bissa".
  6. ^ Lewis, 2009
  7. ^ McFarland, 1978
  8. ^ An actual member of the Bissa tribe - which is probably a better source than any book written by Western scholars. There is not much information on the Bissa tribe at all in the literature.
  9. ^ "Busanga Community Unveils Dev't Plan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

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