Tusya language

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Tusya, also called Tusian is a language of Burkina Faso.

Dialects[change | change source]

There are two dialects.[1]

  • Tir (North Tusian)
  • Win (South Tusian)

The northern dialect is spoken to the north, east, and south of Orodara. The southern dialect is spoken in and around Toussiana.[2]


References[change | change source]

  1. Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
  2. "Burkina Faso". Ethnologue, 22nd edition. Retrieved 2019-09-25.