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Bussa |
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Bussa, or Mossiya, is an East Cushitic language spoken in the Dirashe special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities,
and People's Region located in southern Ethiopia. The people themselves, numbering 18,000 according to the 2007 census, call
their language Mossittaata. Blench (2006) reclassified Bussa from the Dullay to Konsoid branch of Cushitic, but left the Mashole,
Lohu, and Dobase (D'oopace, D'opaasunte) dialects in Dullay as the Dobase language. He considers Mashile (Mashelle) to be
a distinct language within Konsoid. Bussa is highly influenced by surrounding Cushitic and Omotic languages and should be
considered endangered according to Gurmu (2005). Speakers of the North Bussa variety are shifting to Oromo, Dirasha or Amharic,
whereas speakers of the West Bussa variety are shifting to the Omotic languages Zargulla, Zayse and Gamo. Important factors
for the ongoing language shift include intermarriage with other ethnic groups and heavy contact with neighbouring people. |
Names (more)[br] Bouseg[de] Bussa [en] Bussa language [eu] Bussa hizkuntza |
Language type : Living
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : doxLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/doxhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:dox More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: doxFreebase ISO 639-3 : dox GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |