Dialects: Barka, Lebir, Lere. Related to Samo languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 350,000 in Burkina Faso (1999 SIL). Population does not include the Bisa southern Barka region. Population total all countries: 591,000.
Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra], Mòoré [mos].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Burkina Faso
Other Comments: Different from Busa , of Nigeria. Ethnonym: Boussanse by the Mòoré. Muslim, Christian (Protestant), Christian (Roman Catholic), traditional religion.