Bushi language
Dialect of Malagasy spoken in Mayotte / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bushi or Kibosy (Shibushi or Kibushi) is a dialect of Malagasy spoken in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. Malagasy dialects most closely related to Bushi are spoken in northwestern Madagascar in the area of Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) and Mahajanga (Majunga), which is also the closest point in Madagascar to Mayotte. Kibosy and Majunga together are considered one of the Malagasy languages by Glottolog.
Quick Facts Kibosy, Native to ...
Kibosy | |
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Shibushi, Kibushi | |
bushi-majunga بُوشِ-مَچُونْڠَ | |
Native to | Mayotte |
Native speakers | 60,000 (2017)[1] |
Latin Arabic[2][3] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | buc |
Glottolog | bush1250 |
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