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 ...

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 surrounding ...

. The southern dialect is spoken in and around Toussiana.

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{{Authority control Gur languages Languages of Burkina Faso