Tusya, also spelled ''Tusiã, Tusian, Toussian'' and also known as Wín, is a language of
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
that is of uncertain affiliation within Niger-Congo. It may be a
Gur language
The Gur languages, also known as Central Gur or Mabia, belong to the Niger–Congo languages. They are spoken in the Sahelian and savanna regions of West Africa, namely: in most areas of Burkina Faso, and in south-central Mali, northeastern Iv ...
.
Dialects
There are two dialects.
*Tir (North Tusian)
*Win (South Tusian)
The northern and southern dialects have difficulty understanding each other.
The northern dialect is spoken to the north, east, and south of
Orodara
Orodara is a town and the capital of the province of Kénédougou in Burkina Faso.
General
Orodara is the capital of Kénédougou Province. It is also the capital city for the ethnic group known as the ''Siamou'' that live in the surroundin ...
. The southern dialect is spoken in and around
Toussiana.
Notes
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Gur languages
Languages of Burkina Faso