Bussa (language)

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Bussa

Spoken in

Ethiopia
speaker 6624
Linguistic
classification

Afro-Asian languages

Language codes
ISO 639 -1

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ISO 639 -2

cus (other cushy tables)

ISO 639-3

dox

Bussa (or Muusiye) is an East Cushitic language spoken in the woreda Dirashe of the region of southern nations, nationalities and peoples in southern Ethiopia by 6,624 people (according to a census in 1998 ).

The speakers themselves call their language Mossittaata . A distinction can be made between the North and West Bussa variants.

Bussa is heavily influenced by the surrounding Cushitic and Omotic languages and should be considered an endangered language according to Gurmu (2005) . Speakers of the northern bus switch to Oromo , Kidole (Diraytata) or Amharic , whereas speakers of the western bus switch to the omotic languages Zargulla , Zayse and Gamo . Important reasons for this are marriage with other ethnic groups and close contact with neighboring people.

literature

  • Gurmu, Alemayehu [2005] 'Some Notes on Sociolinguistic Aspects of Bussa' (unpublished paper presented at International Conference on Endangered Ethiopian Languages , Addis Ababa April 27-30, 2005)
  • Wedekind, Klaus (ed.) (2002) 'Sociolinguistic survey report of the languages ​​of the Gawwada (Dullay), Diraasha (Gidole), Muusiye (Bussa) areas.' SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-065 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1998 census