Bissa language
| Bissa | |
|---|---|
| Bisa, Busansi | |
| Bɩsa | |
| Region | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo |
| Ethnicity | Bissa people |
Native speakers | (590,000 cited 1999–2003) |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Burkina Faso |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bib |
| Glottolog | biss1248 |
 Majority areas of northern dialects of Bissa, in dark blue, on a map of Burkina Faso. | |
Bissa or Bisa (endonym: Bɩsa) is the language of the Bissa people, a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana and the northernmost tip of Togo. It is a Mande language that is related to, but not the same as, a cluster of languages in the old Borgu Kingdom area of Northeast Benin and Northwest Nigeria, including Busa, Boko, and Kyenga. Alternate names for the Bissa are Busansi, which is used by the Mossi people and Kusasi people, or Busanga.
Bissa is one of the official languages of Burkina Faso alongside Mooré, Dyula, and Fula.