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Bissa language

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Region
  
Burkina Faso, Ghana

Native speakers
  
590,000 (1999–2003)

Glottolog
  
biss1248

Ethnicity
  
Bissa people

ISO 639-3
  
bib

Bissa language

Language family
  
Niger–CongoMandeEasternBisa–BusaBissa

Bissa (Bisa) is a Mande language that is spoken by the Bissa people of Burkina Faso, Ghana and (marginally) Togo. Its dialects are Barka, Lebir and Lere.

Lere phrases

  • Good morning: Domireh ki (Response: Domireh zain)
  • Good afternoon: Sundareh ki (Response: Sundareh zain)
  • Good evening/night: Yirbaa ki (Response: Yirbaa zain)
  • Thank you: Barka
  • Good: Minga
  • Come: Bur
  • Go: Ta
  • You're welcome: An barka boi
  • I love you: Moi wam

    • References

    Bissa language Wikipedia
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