Bushi language
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.
| Kibosy | |
|---|---|
| Shibushi, Kibushi | |
| bushi-majunga بُوشِ-مَچُونْڠَ | |
| Native to | Mayotte |
Native speakers | 60,000 (2017) |
| Latin Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | buc |
| Glottolog | bush1250 |
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