Tusya language explained

Tusya
Nativename:Wín
States:Burkina Faso
Speakers:39,000
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo?
Fam3:Savannas?
Fam4:Gur?
Lc1:wib
Ld1:Southern
Lc2:tsp
Ld2:Northern
Glotto:tusi1238
Glottorefname:Tusia

Tusya, also spelled Tusiã, Tusian, Toussian and also known as Wín, is a language of Burkina Faso that is of uncertain affiliation within Niger-Congo. It may be a Gur language.

Dialects

There are two dialects.[1]

The northern and southern dialects have difficulty understanding each other.

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Güldemann, Tom. The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Güldemann. Tom. De Gruyter Mouton. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa. 2018. 978-3-11-042606-9. 10.1515/9783110421668-002. Berlin. 58–444. The World of Linguistics series. 11.
  2. Web site: Burkina Faso. Ethnologue, 22nd edition. 2019-09-25.