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Bussa

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: dox

Population	6,620 (1994 census). 4,955 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 9,207 (1994 census).
Region	Omo region, west of Lake Chamo.
Language map	Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 20
Alternate names	D’oopace, D’opaasunte, Dobase, Gobeze, Goraze, Gowase, Lohu, Mashelle, Mashile, Masholle, Mosiye, Musiye, Orase
Dialects	There is a dialect chain with Konso-Dirasha-Dobase. Lexical similarity: 78% with Gawwada [gwd], 51% with Konso [kxc], 86% with the Gollango dialect of Gawwada, 80% with the Harso dialect of Gawwada, 61% with Tsamai [tsb].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Dullay
Language use	920 L2 speakers. Some also use Konso or Dirasha [gdl].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 13.8%.
Comments	SOV. Peasant agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEKELE, Yegzaw; CHERU, Zewde; KUSIA SHENKERE, Dinote; TANABE, Wolde-Gebriel; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 1994. "Second survey of language of the Gawwada, Tsamay and Diraasha areas with excursions to Birayle (Ongota) and Arbore (Irbore), report part 1."

GIRARD, Tim, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Werizoid dialect chain."  

WEDEKIND, Klaus, editor. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the languages of the Gawwada (Dullay), Diraasha (Gidole), Muusiye (Bussa) areas."