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Toussian, Southern

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: wib

Population	19,500 in Burkina Faso (1995 SIL).
Region	Comoé and Houet provinces, halfway between Banfora and Bobo-Dioulasso; Toussiana is center area. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 56
Alternate names	Tusia, Tusian, Win
Dialects	40% inherent intelligibility of Northern Toussian [tsp]. The Nianha dialect is central. Each village has a separate dialect.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Tusia
Language use	All domains. All ages. All also use Jula [dyu], some also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French, 3% in Jula. Bible portions: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects, passives; causatives; comparatives; V, CV, CVC, CCV; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BARRO, Ketandi; COULIBALY, Soungalo; WIESMANN, Hannes, compilers. 2004. Wín wɛlɔ dúkúrí : Dictionnaire toussian—français, français—toussian.

Vernacular Publications

Á ye á lènɔ tɛ sah!. 1998.

Á ye á lènɔ tɛ̃ sah!. 2007.

Á ye drɔ kõ̀nɔ́ sãh wĩn wɛy sɔkɔ !. 2005.

Á ye drɔ kõ̀nɔ́ sãh wĩ́n wɛy sɔkɔ! (Nous apprenons à compter en Toussian; livre de calcul). 2004.

Adama anɛ Yabil sèmìrkìlɛ. 2004.

Adama ànɛ̂ Yabil sèmìrkìlɛ. 2008.

Álɛ n kyɔme Sidalɛ!. 1999.

Álɛ n kyɔmɩ sidalɛ!. 2007.

En avant pour le toussian: guide d’orthographe toussian, volume 1: apprenons à lire le toussian. 2002.

En avant pour le toussian: guide d’orthographe toussian, volume 2: apprenons à ecrire le toussian. 2002.

Nê n sàl kal? = Qui est le plus rapide?. 1981.

Nɛ̂ n sal n kal? = Qui est le plus rapide?. 2001.

Nɛ̂ n sal n kal? = Qui est le plus rapide?. 2006.

Nɛ́dî kwɔ kwɔ sɛ́bɛ́nɛ. 1998.

Nɛ́dî kwɔ kwɔ sɛ́bɛ́ynɛ́. 2005.

ʼNgbò tye sɔkɔ tɛ. 1986.

Ǹgbò tye sɔkɔ tɛ. 2007.

Séswɔ̂ nɛ̂-á minnɛ n yohnɩ n mɔ, nɛ̂ yĩn-á morɛ̃nka woliferalɛ. Pè kélɛ n ye "Kèpìkì Yɩ̃̌mɩlɛ" wĩn wɛy sɔkɔ. 2005.

Sni pu dùkùlɛ. 2001.

Snǐ pu dùkùlɛ. 2008.

Tyahanɔ ye, dò mɛ náhálɛ. 1986.

Tyahnɔ ye, dò mɛ náhlɛ, 2. 1998.

Tyàhnɔ́ ye, dò mɛ náhlɛ. 2007.

Tyi pól n sãh!. 2000.

Tyi pól n sãh!. 2001.

Tyi pól n sãh!. 2005.

Wĩn liyel yɩ̀gbɩ̀nɩ̀ sɛ́bɛ́ynɛ. 2009.

Wĩn sèmìrn. 1981.

Wĩn sépyé yõ wìlkìnmɔnɔlɛ. 2007.